Another Planet
Niord's Big Adventure
Tony Gratton
Fri 28 Jul 2023 19:01
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Friday 28/07/2023 Cascais
After much discussion last night, we decide there's no
way either of us is ready for a twelve to fourteen hour trip down to Sines, so
we stay put. After a latish start we hike to the marina office, which takes a
good 20 minutes to pay for another day. Karen still feels ill, and we come to
the conclusion that she is having side effects from the antibiotics, and this
together with her ear infection is contributing to her seasickness (together
with the F7s and the swell!). Tony has a delightful breakfast while Karen forces
something down. Back on board, Tony carries on with the chores while Karen gets
some more sleep. She wakes up mid-afternoon, and we go for a stroll in town.
Tony has a beer, then we both get an ice-cream. It feels hot for the first time
on the trip. Those 190 miles have made a big difference. In town we're back in
the land of English breakfasts, and we hear much more English spoken. The marina
is expensive but classy with lots of expensive shops, nice restaurants and bars.
It's also very noisy into the small hours, but we were too tired to care.
Cascais is a world away from Povoa in every sense. We revel in it.
We've decided to head for Sines tomorrow, despite the
fact that a group of five Orcas lie in our way. We will have to hug the coast
again, and this adds 50% to the journey, but we can't take the
risk.
Out for dinner shortly, then an early night. We have to
be up at 5 in the morning to make as much use of the daylight as
possible.
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