We left Lisboa early and headed over the bridge past the giant Jesus. The drive was quite nice along a peninsular. Eventually we came to a town where we had to catch a ferry across the bay. This was very mundane until we got a dolphin show as they were enjoying the wake from the ferry. We arrived in the town of Porto Covo and had lunch before finding our accommodation. It was a two bedroom apartment with a huge kitchen, lounge room and an outdoor wood BBQ, this is what we call luxury! Kevin and I organised pizza for dinner but first we headed to the beach to watch sunset with our home made Sangria. Lyn has become a HUGE Sangria fan.
The next day we drove to a Pessegueiro do Mar which had a fort just off shore on an island called Ilha do Pessegueiro (picture 1). Damien a Kevin must have felt motivated as they walked/swam out to it rather pay the €10 per person to get the boat. The island also had some Roman ruins and would have been quite interesting if it hadn’t been so hot in the sun. What I liked most about the beach was the cross 
current. There were waves coming from two directions and it was amazing to watch them cross paths (2).
We headed back to the accommodation for lunch and a caffeine fix then got back in the car and went to another beach a short drive North. This was much quieter but still busy. There was a family with a dog that kept us entertain. First the dog was stealing the ball that the girls were playing tennis with so they pull its tail until the dog dropped the ball. When the girls stopped playing the dog started digging, by the time we left all you could see of it was the tip of its tail.
Before dinner we had a walk around town to find the port area. As we went we were picking up kindling for our BBQ dinner of amazing supermarket kebabs and salad. After dinner Damien was excited to see there was Bull fights on TV. I’m still not sure if I would want to see the real thing. It looks so one sided. The Matador rides a horse and when the horse gets tired he gets a fresh horse, they don’t put in a fresh bull when the first one gets tired. I’m just glad I have seen some of the bulls get their own back (nothing serious) at Pamplona.
The next morning we were up early, packed and travelled to Zambajeira do Mar. This is a beautiful seaside town with a church perched upon the cliffs. The beaches here were amazing! Up to scratch with Australian beaches. There was towering cliffs and fine sand punctuated by huge rocks which created natural swimming pools and lots of rock pools. We found
accommodation which was two rooms in the top level of a house with a shared a balcony but we had to wait until 2pm to check in. After coffee Lyn and Kevin hit the shops, while Damien and I had a walk on the beach. Finally we were able to check in so we had lunch then went for a walk. Lyn had read about a port a few kilometres down the road but this, we found out the hard way, takes a long time when you walk along the cliff top paths which are not always very well maintained (3). The view of the coast line was stunning and well worth the walk but I we all came away with lots of scratches from bush 
bashing when we lost the path. We found the port then headed to one of the restaurants for a well deserved break and something to eat. Kevin and I enjoyed a serving of cheese, olives and bread whilst watching Damien and Lyn struggling to remove barnacles from their shells (4). The walk home didn’t take nearly as long as we walked on the road. It turned out to be quite a long but a good day especially once we had possibly the slowest service ever at one of the restaurants in town, I just glad the food was good.
In the morning Lyn, Kevin and Damien headed for the local fish market to get stuff for dinner. We then packed for the beach and headed to the next cove (5). We had heard this was the most beautiful beach in Portugal and I was impressed! It had huge cliffs, a small waterfall, beautiful sand and heaps and heaps of rock pools. I explored the rock pools while Damien and Lyn went for a walk to the nudist beach (Lyn has a knack for finding them) and Kevin (6) enjoyed the shade of his new beach umbrella. I found big crabs, little crabs, shrimp, barnacles, clams, jellyfish, a few types of fish but the highlight was a
huge black frilly sea slugy thing that crawled away when I pocked it with my thong. Eventually our stomachs began to rumble so we dragged ourselves away from the beach and had lunch. The afternoon was happily spent at the beach of Zambajeira do Mar. Dad looked a million dollars lying under his umbrella next to his fluroescent pink esky, at least the beers were cold! Then it was time to pack up and cook the fresh Seafood BBQ for dinner, on the balcony, which was amazing. It was a great way to finnish the relaxing beach part of our holiday.
The next day we drove to a Pessegueiro do Mar which had a fort just off shore on an island called Ilha do Pessegueiro (picture 1). Damien a Kevin must have felt motivated as they walked/swam out to it rather pay the €10 per person to get the boat. The island also had some Roman ruins and would have been quite interesting if it hadn’t been so hot in the sun. What I liked most about the beach was the cross 
current. There were waves coming from two directions and it was amazing to watch them cross paths (2).We headed back to the accommodation for lunch and a caffeine fix then got back in the car and went to another beach a short drive North. This was much quieter but still busy. There was a family with a dog that kept us entertain. First the dog was stealing the ball that the girls were playing tennis with so they pull its tail until the dog dropped the ball. When the girls stopped playing the dog started digging, by the time we left all you could see of it was the tip of its tail.
Before dinner we had a walk around town to find the port area. As we went we were picking up kindling for our BBQ dinner of amazing supermarket kebabs and salad. After dinner Damien was excited to see there was Bull fights on TV. I’m still not sure if I would want to see the real thing. It looks so one sided. The Matador rides a horse and when the horse gets tired he gets a fresh horse, they don’t put in a fresh bull when the first one gets tired. I’m just glad I have seen some of the bulls get their own back (nothing serious) at Pamplona.
The next morning we were up early, packed and travelled to Zambajeira do Mar. This is a beautiful seaside town with a church perched upon the cliffs. The beaches here were amazing! Up to scratch with Australian beaches. There was towering cliffs and fine sand punctuated by huge rocks which created natural swimming pools and lots of rock pools. We found
accommodation which was two rooms in the top level of a house with a shared a balcony but we had to wait until 2pm to check in. After coffee Lyn and Kevin hit the shops, while Damien and I had a walk on the beach. Finally we were able to check in so we had lunch then went for a walk. Lyn had read about a port a few kilometres down the road but this, we found out the hard way, takes a long time when you walk along the cliff top paths which are not always very well maintained (3). The view of the coast line was stunning and well worth the walk but I we all came away with lots of scratches from bush 
bashing when we lost the path. We found the port then headed to one of the restaurants for a well deserved break and something to eat. Kevin and I enjoyed a serving of cheese, olives and bread whilst watching Damien and Lyn struggling to remove barnacles from their shells (4). The walk home didn’t take nearly as long as we walked on the road. It turned out to be quite a long but a good day especially once we had possibly the slowest service ever at one of the restaurants in town, I just glad the food was good.
In the morning Lyn, Kevin and Damien headed for the local fish market to get stuff for dinner. We then packed for the beach and headed to the next cove (5). We had heard this was the most beautiful beach in Portugal and I was impressed! It had huge cliffs, a small waterfall, beautiful sand and heaps and heaps of rock pools. I explored the rock pools while Damien and Lyn went for a walk to the nudist beach (Lyn has a knack for finding them) and Kevin (6) enjoyed the shade of his new beach umbrella. I found big crabs, little crabs, shrimp, barnacles, clams, jellyfish, a few types of fish but the highlight was a
huge black frilly sea slugy thing that crawled away when I pocked it with my thong. Eventually our stomachs began to rumble so we dragged ourselves away from the beach and had lunch. The afternoon was happily spent at the beach of Zambajeira do Mar. Dad looked a million dollars lying under his umbrella next to his fluroescent pink esky, at least the beers were cold! Then it was time to pack up and cook the fresh Seafood BBQ for dinner, on the balcony, which was amazing. It was a great way to finnish the relaxing beach part of our holiday.
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