In the morning we
explored the town, which was really nice, and we ventured into the local market
and purchased fresh fruit, vegetables and some fish, all at exceptionally good
prices. Setting sail at 13.20 for an overnight trip to Cascais of about 105
miles.
The trip was great again. We had wind from the Northwest
and we sailed / motored all the
way. Lots of fishing nets to miss but all went really well and we arrived in
Cascais about 04.30 in the morning, feeling quite fresh due to the good nights
sleep we had the days before. This was the end of our first leg and also the
time pressure was now off. We had been sailing to deadlines to drop Leon off
earlier, and to meet Jo’s Parents who were in Cascais to play golf. Pat and
George/ Mum and Dad had also some important provisions, more Ginger nuts (6
packets!!) and the new Sony PC for use on the navigational that had not arrived
in time for the Biscay trip! So we had pushed hard to get here in good time to
make the pick up!! We had now sailed 1008 miles since leaving Plymouth 2 weeks
earlier. It was now time to relax and do some important boat maintenance and fit
the wind generator.
