Thurs 25th – Christmas Day
Merry Christmas to you all!
After a nice long lie we had a leisurely
breakfast then cycled into Vilamoura. It was warm and sunny, tee shirt and
shorts weather on Christmas Day!!!
morning cycle ride
There were two cafes open so we stopped for
a drink, it just had to be the one with the pink and white “throne” chairs.
Very Posh & Becks?
don't say a word.......
We cycled back and after a simple lunch I
cooked the fresh chicken on the BBQ. It smelt wonderful and we were tempted to
get stuck in straight away.
Once we had spoken to our families back in
the UK we went for a stroll along the cliff tops and back along the beach. It
was nice to see lots of people on the beach enjoying the lovely weather. Once
back Tina prepared the brussel sprouts, carrots and potatoes for our evening
feast. We even had cranberry sauce and chipolattas. It was very tasty and most
welcome.
A lovely, relaxing Christmas Day in the
warm sunshine. Certainly a first for us both, but will it be the last?
Fri 26th – Boxing Day
Time to move as we had been at the site for
6 nights which is much longer than normal for us. We packed up and said our
goodbyes after swapping info on where to visit and free camp. It is great that
people are usually keen to offer help and advice. Blogs are another great
source of info on where to go.
We moved all of 23 miles west along the
coast to Praia Marinha. What a great spot perched on the top of amazing limestone kaste cliffs. Fantastic rock
formations and caves with some amazing arches formed over centuries. The beach
below us looked very inviting.
View from our spot
Our Spanish neighbour showed us the efforts
of his beach combing, a bowl of limpets and winkles with a couple of crabs. He
was going to have the lot for dinner. We
spoke to loads of people who were passing by, one English lady even recommended
an Indian restaurant near her villa. Two Dutch families stopped for a chat and
were very interested to hear about where we had been on our travels. We even
got the maps out to show them some places in Spain they hadn’t heard of. It is
really rewarding when people want to talk to you and you are able to make them aware
of places they have not yet visited. Whilst
we were chatting to them 2 pods of dolphins appeared just off the beach. What a
wonderful thing to watch as they leapt in and out of the water like spring
lambs! Wonderful to watch.
amazing arches
our spot - our's is the silver van!
The sunset was beautiful and the sky has just
lost its warm red glow as I type this at 6.15pm. Great spot.
Love it. Christmas will never be the same.
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