Today started cool and cloudy so we waited for a few hours for the temperature to rise before leaving the apartment. We took our usual short cut down the steep path and along a few streets to the downtown area.
From Fisherman’s Beach we took two escalators up to the top of the cliff and walked along the pathway there to Inatel beach. Again there were only a few people on the beach and one fisherman fishing from the water’s edge.
Today we walked in the opposite direction from yesterday. The bay is one huge beach, but there are various names for the beaches. The first beach is Fisherman’s Beach. The sand is beautiful and the warm weather tempted a few on the sand, but we didn’t see anyone brave enough to venture into the sea. It is the Atlantic after all so I would imagine that it would be daunting to take a dip even in the summer. I did take photos today on my iPhone, but for some reason I cannot get them to download onto my iPad where I write the blog. Any suggestions will be very welcome.
We decided to have a late lunch so we sat down at a restaurant overlooking the sea. I ordered the roast beef Sunday lunch. Not a wise choice as we are in Portugal but sorry, I was feeling very nostalgic. We got chatting to a very pleasant couple on the next table. They are English but have lived in the Bordeaux region for 15 years and come to Portugal every year for three months. Apparently that part of France can get very cold and the only heating is a wood burning stove. We stayed chatting for ages until we realized that we had been there for about almost 3 hours! One of the nice things about Portugal and some other European restaurants is that you can sit as long as you like and nobody is anxious for you to pay the bill and go on your way.
On the way home we stopped at our local supermarket and bought, among other things, some pastel de nata, the famous Portuguese custard tarts. We had been here for three days before succumbing to temptation.
As you can see, I managed to get the photos via airdrop, but all the paragraphs are now in the wrong order. Not to worry. You are all intelligent people. You can work it out.
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