Itinerary Lagos, Portugal. Haul out time. Lagos has an old town to explore, more than a few restaurants and a nice beach 2 minutes from the boatyard. Other activities - as time permits!
Arade looks just fine through a camera lens... |
Rather than stay a week in Lagos cleaning, BCK & GS made a run for the train station and headed off to Lisbon. Here we sat on the big red bus, now an obligatory ride, before a bit of free-wheeling touristico-ing around the old city, taking in as many sights as we could in our 3 days of freedom.
We ate pastel de nata for breakfast, lunch and dinner, sampled seafood, strong coffee and other Lisbon specialities, shopped in stylish boutiques - all easily reached from our centrally located hotel. As a final fling, we invaded a hair salon for a little Portuguese pampering, only to emerge looking like Stepford Wives extras.
Too soon, it was back to WJ3. Somehow we managed to get her ship-shape and still have time for a few hours of touring, shopping, visiting local markets (sadly no snail sellers - it was a public holiday) and making friends at LazyJacks marina-side before it was time to board our BA flight home.
Having made London, we managed a whirlwind tour of the underground. Getting to Heathrow wasn’t easy and we made three train changes, with our luggage during peak hour. Still we whisked past “Monopoly” stops that one day we hoped to get back to see – London Bridge, Westminster, Earl’s Court. Enticing as it was, we just wanted to get home.
To: Lagos, Portugal Lat/Long: 37:06.44N 08:40.26W Date/Time: 26/10/12: 0930
Time Taken: 6nm (1.5hrs) Distance (this year): 584nm (92hrs)
Distance Total (since 2008): 10821nm Weather: 3m SW swell; cold, wet and windy
Fastest Speed: Too busy looking at the size of the waves to notice. Thought they’d be perfect for surfing.