A blow by blow (or calm by calm) account of a sailing trip from Portsmsouth to Gibraltar and Barcelona, returning via the Canal de Midi.

Saturday 12 June 2010

Adeus Portugal

So that's it for Portugal.  We're back in Spain, in Ayamonte on the Costa de la Luz. 

With Ian and Helena, we experienced the full  head-on tourist experience in Vilamoura on the Portuguese Algarve.  An all new development, packed with bars and restaurants and thousands of people - mainly Brits - milling around it.  It was a big shock, but I'm sure we have more of the same to come when we get to the Med.  Still it was quite a relief to get back to Spain, and a sleepy, traditional town, without more than a few hundred policemen.

The weather continues to disappoint.  Cloudy, little wind, spots of rain at time, and up until today quite cold.  It must change in the end.

2 comments:

  1. The BBC reckon it's going to be sunny in Cadiz all week, so I'm packing optimistically! C

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  2. Hi, Simon and Val! Love the dolphins - that must have been great. Sorry the weather is mixed, but rest assured that it's pretty mixed back in the UK also, so at least you aren't missing much. Continue to have fun!
    Steve and Mandy

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