17th June 2008 - Do not go to Peniche....
Bali Hai
Neal Stow
Tue 17 Jun 2008 16:39
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.....if you want to spend the whole time bouncing
around and listening to the crashes and crunches as your boat bounces off
the pontoon and neighbouring boats when inconsiderate Portuguese
fishermen race past at breakneck speed throughout the day and night.
Had I known how bad the marina was going to be at
Peniche I may have reconsidered doing the Rally Portugal altogether. This
would be a shame as the town of Peniche is very nice. A real
town and not a tourist destination filled with ugly apartment blocks but a place
with very picturesque cobbled streets and some fabulous seafood
restaurants. Maybe they should learn something from Oeiras, where we are
now, and where there is a very successful and accommodating marina.
This being the first time we had a chance
to recover from the party we did not do a great deal in Peniche other
than wander about the town and visit a couple of restaurants. In
the evening there was a civic reception held in a horrible staff canteen.
It included the prize giving and, not surprisingly given our state during
the day, we did not win any of the racing prizes. We did
however win a special prize for our party - a brass measure for a tot of
rum. It is great for the trophy cabinet but I am not sure whether it is
better to be remembered as the boat that came first in the racing or first in
the party hosting category.
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