Fri 16th
We were back in Ferragudo having arrived
late afternoon on Thursday and parked in the same slot as previously. Today we
were meeting up again with the hilarious Dave & Sue. We moved across a big
slot right on the water’s edge so we could get our vans together. It was a bit
showery but we cycled along to Lidls where we saw their van parked up. They
very kindly offered to bring our shopping back to the free parking spot. So our
shopping expanded! Beer and wine was included of course. Dave & Sue had a
windsurf in the afternoon before we all enjoyed a welcome cup of tea!
sunny but cool
That evening we walked all of 500m across
to a curry house for a much anticipated meal. Run by an expat couple Dipti
& David it was a very tasty and enjoyable meal. Lots of laughter and a great
evening.
evening.
Tina with Dave & Sue
Sat 17th
On and off showers and surprisingly cool so
we mooched around the vans for most of the day before we all went for a walk up
to the church then along the far beach. That evening we were entertained over
dinner in D & S van. We had oven chips that were very yummy – amazing the
simple things you miss. Tina also surprised us all with her authentic rendition
of “Albert Harold” a poem read to her by
her late Father when she was growing up. Hidden talents!
view of free parking spot from church
panorama from church - Dave, Tina & Sue
As we cleared up the rain started and
little did we know what Mother Nature had in store for us during the night? From about midnight until 9am we were
battered by heavy rain and very strong gale force wind, the van was buffeted about,
as we were broadside to the wind. I closed all the vents, but forgot to fit the
fridge vent cover. Mistake, as at 3 am the wind was howling through it and
causing a very chilly draught under the fridge. We also had a small amount of water being
forced under the main door seal due the “designed” feature of an air gap for
ventilation. A stupid feature, which will be removed when we get home! We had
slept until 2 am but after that we were kept awake by the weather ramming into
the van and shaking it about. Tina was worried we would be blown over!
Sun 18th
We slept until 9am but still felt tired due
to the noisy, stormy night we had endured. Once up we chatted with our Dutch
neighbours who had moved their van at 3am to try and avoid the wind. Lots of
other vans had moved to avoid the brunt of the storm. We chatted to Dave and
Sue who were also very tired having been awake most of the night. It really did
feel like the morning after the night before.
The rest of the day was spent lazing around
in the sunshine, sheltering out of the wind in front of the vans as the wind
had swung right round.
Cormorant boat!
Despite our best intentions we got to bed
rather late after another good evening of wine and laughter with Dave and Sue.
Tina’s chicken stir fry going down very well indeed.
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