Wednesday 23rd March 2011

Spent the morning around the van, sitting in the sun looking at the map books. Our neighbours have come through Germany and loved it, said it was the best equipped country for motorhomes and gave us some great locations to visit.

Around lunch time we set off on the bikes down to the harbour and the restaurant overlooking the harbour entrance. We managed to translate most of the menu as the waitress spoke no English. In Portugal they bring out a selection of cheese, pate and olives, they then charge you for what you eat, so if you try any of it you hope you like it! Luckily the cheese and pate were very nice so we ate it all. Sarah had ordered the pork, which came in a large bowl filled with the melt in your mouth pork and the best clams I’ve eaten. Mixed in were small chunks of sauté potato, a really good dish. Lynn and I had chosen one of the specials, rice with local prawns, which arrived in a large metal hotpot, loads of large juicy prawns in rice swimming in a tomato and herb sauce, there was loads of it! It was delicious and went well with the local bread and Rose wine. The sun was shining off the water and  the views of the coast were stunning, a great way to spend the afternoon. The ride back to the camp was somewhat slower than the one there!