Monthly Archives: September 2014

Jellyfish all over the marina and the neighbouring beach – one downside of the warmer water at this latitude. Lucky for us, Oeiras marina has it all taken care of – with its mahoosive salt water swimming pool exclusively for the … Continue reading →

Once again in convoy with Windfall and Captain Do’Too, we motored to Peniche to celebrate Skippette’s birthday with Taittinger, Douro, massive côte de boeuf and Windfall cupcakes for the candles. The following morning it was on to Cascais (still in convoy … Continue reading →

Old sailor’s complaint: either too much wind or not enough wind. Sunshine brought our return to the beach, flying kites and playing on (and off) sand cliffs newly carved out by the breaking seas (no swimming, no flag let alone … Continue reading →

RIBs and small motor-boats constitute a handful of seemingly “fair-weather” local boats struggling to cope with (so far) three days of wet and windy weather, and many of their owners have given up on what they describe as an awful … Continue reading →

Immense plage, ville assez moderne et plutôt moche. Les immeubles tous aussi hideux les uns que les autres qui bordent la plage gâchent la beauté de cette grande baie. Cela fait maintenant depuis une semaine que nous sommes coincés dans … Continue reading →

Portugal is hot! Five degrees warmer than Islas Cíes – with staggering sunsets from the marina, halfway up from the mouth of the estuary to the city centre. They deliver bread every morning – in direct proportion to the number of … Continue reading →