Torreira

 Sunday 05/09/21

Barking dogs and racing motorcycles seemed to be the order of day (or night, I should say) which is often the down side of staying in cities over a weekend.  Luckily, being Sunday we could sleep in a bit and left Coimbra after breakfast.

Bokkie baking in the sun

We're camped on the coast, nestled between a large lagoon and the Atlantic, a real holiday town.  The campsite is a bit bleak with very little shade but there is luckily a cool ocean breeze to keep temperatures under control.  We use spare towels to cover Bokkie's windows and skylight to keep the sun out and this really helps to keep the interior temperature manageable.

One of the local 'bateiras' offering lagoon cruises

Lagoon-side

Lagoon port packed with more colourful bateiras

We were both feeling a little groggy so just relaxed in the campsite until the afternoon before venturing out.  We were stunned to see how many people are still on holiday, the beach was packed.  There is apparently a festival (Covid restricting things somewhat) on at the moment and this is also the last week of Portuguese school holidays so everyone is making the most of the weather.

The promenade, equally packed with people.

Sea-side

It might rain a bit tonight and we hope we can explore the area by bike tomorrow morning.

Bonus video:-

This band was warming the crowd up, they were fantastic!