Laundry day then onto Sagres..

Tues 6^th

Laundry day!  So after packing up we drove to a campsite on the other side of Lagos. It felt weird to be on a campsite after 3 weeks free camping or using motorhome only areas. It was an Orbitur site (owned by the state) close to Praia De Luz. Huge site, with terraces of cabins above us. It was a bit scruffy round the edges, but suited as it was nearly empty and had 2 washing machines which Tina duly loaded whilst I rigged up drying lines and got the dryer out.  Days like these can only be put off for so long!

has to be done.....

Once the clothes were hung out I sat and BBQ’d a whole chicken piri piri style. We have developed a real passion for chicken cooked this way as it is just so dam tasty!  We devoured one half of it for dinner and went to bed very tired but satisfied, yum, yum, double yum. We seem to have eaten our way around Europe as our waistlines will testify, ahem.

Weds 7^th

After packing up we dropped into a nearby campsite to catch up with Simon & Julia whom we had met in El Rocio, Spain.  They have sold up and are travelling in their caravan.  They were definitely relaxed and seemed to have taken root having been here since before Christmas!  They did reassure us that they were moving on at the weekend. Great to see them again and swap tales.

We left at 2pm and headed for Sagres which is nearly at the SW end of Portugal. The scenery changed to a more open and windswept landscape with no really big developments which we liked. Our sat nav took us to one of the free camping spots above a beach. What a terrible place to stop – not. Great views and the soothing sound of crashing waves – I love this, Tina struggles to sleep with it. We had a late snack then went for a walk along the cliffs to the small port where you can also free park. Not as sunny and potential for lots of noise early am. Yet  another surfer town with loads of surf hotels and surfer dude types in VW camper vans.

view from our spot

van visible in distance

We were parked up next to another Brit, Mike. He was a very friendly guy travelling  on his own who had been coming here for years. Loads of knowledge and advice on where to go. It is great when people share their experience.

port parking

We settled into the van, which was lovely and warm from the sun to watch the sun set over the cliffs and lighthouse.