Foz do Arhla to Logos De Santo Andre.

Woke up in Foz do Arhla yesterday am. Not such a great night's kip. Diggers worked through the night (Portugal's on a mission),  Betty was scratching which shakes the whole van and the Lady R awoke at 3am convinced that the dog was on her bed. ' Get down Betty, good girl' was the gentle admonishment. I looked down, to the sofa beneath my bed where Betty sleeps. There was hound, in allotted place. Whilst the Lady R sweetly tried to persuade B to remove herself Betty looked up at me in consternation.  We shared a moment.

Eventually it emerged that the 'dog' was actually a bag. Not sure what had been mistaken for the wagging tail but we all went back to sleep.

Foz had a beautiful beach, free parking and showers. Loads of night life and lots of vans.  It was pretty good.

 It'll be alright on the site.

El toro.

Teriyaki salmon for tea.

Then we drove to Lisbon. It isn't much fun,  city driving. Because I'd been there before I had a long list of places to avoid: the centre,  the narrow old part,  anywhere with a tram, the beachfront. So..most of it.  Tried to get the sat nav to take us for some delicious Pastis De Belem (cakes) but it had obviously noticed the failure of the diet and offered post blank refusal. We stopped outside the beautiful Cascais for lunch before motoring south.

 We're sadly proud of our range of salad options. Yesterday's offering...

Leaving Lisbon.

We had an unfortunate incident involving getting stuck in a narrow street in the next place we hit, big fat panic. Sesimbra (DO NOT VISIT OF YOU HAVE A CAMPER VAN) was hilly and narrow and unyielding, but the Lady R kept her cool and we got out of dodge.

Headed for the coast further south and reached Logos De Santo Andre. Funny little place. Slightly sad and droopy, it has unused buildings which look as if it was created for holiday makers once upon a time. This is a great place to visit if you have a van because you can literally abandon it anywhere.  The beach is also fab. Negatives are the mozzies.

We took a walk on the beach last night.

 Post swim Betty.

 Sunset boat.

This morning I went out again. Last night the Lady R and I remarked upon the remarkable number of bins which lettered the beach. The peoples of Logos D.S.A. evidently are trying to combat the Portuguese problem.

 The bins of Logos De Santo Andre.

I did notice - as we walked - the stay of lovely fauna this particular area of Atlantic coast has to offer. Like any good anorak,  I photographed it to share.

Just noticed it's market day.  They are setting up as I type..hmm new addition to the salad range for lunch??