So far those weather forecasts seem to be favouring this as the consistent north or north west winds look set to continue according to the GRIB files.
We have done some maintenance work though the essential work on the heads has been delayed by the glacial pace that the Portuguese postoffice seems to move parcels around. We had a package arrive at Lagos from my Mother but it took three weeks to get here. Thus, we have not yet received the spare heads parts or the spares for the Aries yet. We don't intend to let this stop us from heading east though. The Algarve train line runs from Vila Real to Lagos and it would make a bit of an adventure if we were to take it for it's entire length. We have not been totally idle either but have not been doing as many touristy things as we hoped. However, we did manage a nice walk through and past Praia da Rocha and saw some of the very distinctive sandstone formations that make this coast famous. It would certainly make a geography teachers dream!
A typical sign of coastal weathering and erosion. There are lots of little rocks - most likely weathered Stacks all along the sandstone cliffs. The tripper boats give the tourists a thrill by weaving in and out of the larger ones.
Needless to say, there are numerous pictures which did not successfully capture the spray but that is the beauty of digital photography over the old fashioned silver nitrate form. Storage on an SD card is effectively limitless so you can just keep clicking away and delete the duds. On the other hand, you can check the success of the picture more or less straight away. Highly original observations I know!
This really is the postcard view of the Algarve but these stacks really are very photogenic.
Finally, I have been trying to capture the church across the river in Ferragudo at sunset.
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