Cabo da Roca

We next headed to Cabo da Roca, the western most point in Europe. Unfortunately, hundreds of other tourists were also there. Most were fine, but the pushy Chinese tourists who act like every shot is a photo shoot, were a bit annoying. So, I just tried to photo bomb their shots or stand in their way. The views here are stunning, and the ocean quite wild. This is also the site of the oldest (and still operational) Portuguese lighthouse, and there was ocean fog that kept coming in over the cliffs and blowing across the cape, that added to the ambiance of this spot. It was brilliant sunshine in one spot, and misty and foggy in another, and it kept changing every couple of minutes as the photos show.Read more