São Pedro

This morning Marla‘s body clock was still a little bit out of sync but she was a good girl and managed to go back to sleep after waking us up just before 6 am so we got up just after seven had breakfast and a couple hours later went for a walk along the beach. It was warm and we were the only people on the beach. It was absolutely lovely. We let Marla off lead and she had a lovely run around. She found a disgusting bit of rubber that she decided to play with and then we ended up playing fetch with it for a little while, then she got silly so she had to go back on the lead. We wondered towards the town centre and found a patisserie to buy some pastel de natas and bread rolls for lunch. While Charlie was waiting outside the shop, he spotted a random shop that looked like it might sell fly swats, something we have been looking for in every single shop we go into for the last three weeks. I was so excited I bought two!

On the walk back to the campsite we stopped outside the hotel that we stayed at in 2017 when we cycled from Porto to Lisbon so that was quite fun to reminisce.

Back at camp we picked up the van had some lunch and then checked out, given how basic the campsite was I was actually rather pleased that it only cost €11 for the night for the two of us plus electric so the lack of toilet seats is almost understandable.

We had a very scenic drive to the next campsite. It was mostly one straight road with a 50 km an hour speed limit so it was a bit boring but went through lots of very small villages that all seem to be in connected and just a relaxed way of life really checked into the next campsite and it is much much nicer than the one before we have toilet paper we have toilet seats we have direct access to the beach. We have nobody around us. It’s very nice indeed.

This afternoon has been very nice weatherwise still couple of short sharp showers so we went to the beach again and it’s the nicest sand I think we’ve come across so far in the trip. I took my shoes off and let my toes sink into the sand and then went into the sea so that my eczema could have some seawater on it. I was so busy taking pictures of my little toes in the sea that I didn’t see this big wave come up and get me and my shorts got wet.

We did some laundry, that was very exciting it’s the first proper wash we’ve done a little while and as a bonus the tumble dryer was free. I think somebody had already put some money in there and not used it. We had to line dry a few bits, with a fairly hefty wind and sunshine that all dried really quickly. Which is just as well as just before dinner time the rain came and stayed for most the evening.

Charlie found some fun beverages in the campsite shop. Somersby cider and Super Bock Stout!

Dinner this evening was falafel, couscous cucumber, and tomatoes. We watched our last two episodes of Silent Witness so that’s it. We’ve now watched every single episode of Silent Witness. Not sure what we’re gonna start watching from tomorrow night watch this space and I have almost finished my crochet blankey I am pretty sure I’ll finish it tomorrow - very exciting.Read more