Monday 25 September

 Misty autumnal feel until the sun blazes through. We plan to spend the day on the beach today. Breakfast outside with  even some Portuguese croissants. 

So we head off to the sandy surf and spend most of the day there only retreating back to the campsite for lunch and to go to the pool when the wind picks up a bit too much in the late afternoon. And that’s about it for today. 




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