Vouzela

 Wednesday 08/09/21

In spite of the fact that I love the ocean, we both really enjoy being off the beaten track like we are now.  It is pitch dark at night and much quieter than where we were and we both feel very happy here.  We took a walk in between showers this morning, and both agree that you can't beat a beautiful view where all you can hear is the wind in the trees and birds singing (apart from the church bells, obviously).

A view of our campsite 

Lovely picnic spots below the chapel built on the old castle foundations

Inside Capela da Senhora do Castelo

It feels like you can see most of Portugal from here.

We hear the bells toll from the campsite and were a little disappointed, if not surprised, to find they were from a huge tannoy system and no longer the bells.

As we got back to Bokkie the rain set in for the rest of the day so we have had an indoors afternoon.

We are hoping to get the bikes off tomorrow for some exploring.

Since the fires of 2017 destroyed much of the surrounding area, this campsite has not been as busy as in the past and no longer has it's own shop.  We hadn't realised this so didn't really stock up before arriving.  We were busy working out how we would stretch our provisions when Toni noticed a white van pull up outside our neighbour's tent.  We hurriedly dressed and went to investigate.  It was, as we had hoped, a local lady who bakes traditional fare and visits the campsite so we couldn't resist supporting her.

Lovely traditional pastries and breads