After Chris left on Saturday we spent a lazy sunny day in
Leixoes. Wendy and Pat went to the beach to find that it the lifeguards had
closed it to swimmers due to seriously large surf. Sunday started with the
promised torrential rain, despite which we set off for another visit to Porto.
Luckily by lunchtime the rain stopped and within 30 minutes the pavements were
dry and we had a lovely afternoon to wander the city.
A huge storm was forecast to come in from the Atlantic by
early Tuesday morning, so Dave was back on Cara Mara by late Sunday afternoon,
getting ready for an early morning start. Pat and Wendy stayed in Porto,
walking miles down the river to visit formal gardens and the Insitute of Modern
Art.
On Tuesday we left at 6am to travel the 65 miles south to
Figueira de Foz; yet another lovely sunny day with no wind. We were joined by
dolphins for a while, which is always a good compensation.
Today the storm arrived on schedule at 7am, full waterproofs
required for the walk to the showers. The storm is heading north, through
France to the UK, hopefully it will leave us by tomorrow night, so we will be
OK to set off again by the end of the week.
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| The wonderful tiled walls of the main railway station |
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| Objects of art! |
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