Dino Footprints Portugal All that hill-walking in Ireland has stood me in good stead. Since our return to Portugal, the Oldies have been dragging me around a load of cliffs. They’d heard so much about the famous Portuguese dinosaur footprints, they finally decided to take a look at some of them for themselves. The first location was at Cabo Espichel on the southwest corner of the Setúbal peninsula. What a stunningly beautiful spot! Well worth a visit just for the…
Portinho da Arrábida and Setúbal City, Portugal I have to pinch myself. Apart from the occasional paraglider landing nearby, we are practically alone on the beautiful sun-drenched white sands, staring out at an azure sea. We could easily be forgiven for thinking we are on some south sea island at the height of the summer, but it’s late November and we are on Portinho da Arrábida beach, a stone’s throw from the city of Setúbal. Driving down into Portinho village…
I wasn’t too thrilled to hear that we were moving on again, especially when I heard we were going to visit Lisbon, but it turned out to be not so bad. The trip alone was wonderful; long, unpopulated stretches of surprisingly lush countryside, eucalyptus forests (gosh, but they really smell fantastic after the rain!), miles of sand dunes, regular glimpses of the sea …. The highlight for me was the ferry trip across the Sado estuary from Troia to Setúbal….