Thursday 10th March 2011

After doing a few jobs around the van we walked into the nearby village of Praia Da Luz. Some nice houses with great views of the Atlantic, a nice sandy beach but a little bit too touristy for us. Had a walk along the seafront and had lunch on the beach sheltered from the wind by the sea wall. As we walked along we saw some young lads in swimming! They must be bloody mad! The water is freezing and today the air temp is not too great either. We wondered if it was a hangover cure? On the way back we stopped for a warming drink in a restaurant with great views of the ocean. Sarah and I ordered hot chocolate and Lynn a black coffee, the coffee was fine but the hot chocolate was lukewarm and had lumps of powder floating in it. As he served them the waiter said they needed stirring! I called him back and explained I wasn’t happy with it, at which point he apologised and said making hot chocolate was “Complicated”, I helpfully offered to have coffee if that was easier for him. He declined and then got someone else to make it. This time it was fine. The place had more staff standing around than customers and we decided it was in need of the Gordon Ramsey treatment.

In the evening we skyped (this time it worked) home to wish Emma happy birthday, we can’t wait to see her and Nick next month.