This is day 5 in Portimao and all we have done so far is walk, and then walk some more. It is pretty amazing, the new and the old side by side. At the top of “our stairs” the ocean is straight ahead. However if you look both right and left we are in a busy town. Apparently by June this place is full, currently lots of businesses are closed and it is a little cool. The temperature has ranged from 18C to 23C during the day.
There is a lovely old fort, Santa Catarina, just down the beach. Amazing that next year it will be 400 years old.
What has surprised me more than anything is the amount of graffiti on buildings and walls. It is everywhere!!
This break water goes way out. From the end you get a great view looking back at the city.
The next day we walked a little further afield….okay a lot further. We walked around this old building that was not open to the public. We think it was a convent.
On the other side of the old building there is a beautiful boardwalk.
There was art work all along the boardwalk. Not a lot of people, it was rather cloudy and windy. After the heat of Panama this feels really cold. Amazes me when we see people walking with only sweaters and we are dressed in practically everything we brought.
More darn grafiti.
There are lots of steps, I think we have tried them all…. everything is just so pretty.
We stopped at a sidewalk cafe. The Americano was very good, just super small.
And Daryl tried the green wine. It was crisp and tart. The glass of wine and the coffee cost 1.60 euros.
I am sure we will see more of Portugal than this town, but still so much here to see before we venture further afield. It looks like we made a good choice.
Cheers
Ruth
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