Saturday, December 07, 2013

Obrigado Portugal!

During our week, we had two little beach excursions that were nestled in between other adventures. One of these short beach layovers was in Salema. 
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It was a teeny town. We didn't find anything to do in the town, but we had what could have been our best meal at one of the beach restaurants.
After lunch, we spent a few hours relaxing and walking the beach.
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The coast was very rocky and eventually impassable. Salema was definitely a sleepy town, but we were happy to have spent a few hours there.

Random beach adventure number two was near Guia. The ladies had a morning excursion while the guys explored the area. They found this beach for our post-lunch reward.
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I'm fairly certain this is Praia de Gale.
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The beach got busier as the day went on. It seemed like the work crowd came right to the beach. I don't blame them!
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One of our favorite beach discoveries was the donut men. They walk the beach yelling "BOHLINAS, BOHLINAS." Nick scoffed and wondered who would want to eat a donut on the beach.  Thankfully, Cecilia continued her tradition of finding great local treats. These donuts were divine. Though, I admit there is something very odd about eating such decadent treats while in a bathing suit.

As I sit here seeing all the snow, I'm happy to be transported back to our summer beach adventures. I can't wait for another trip to Portugal. What a beautiful country.

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