Location: geo:37.524117,-8.785393
A strangely soulless village whose only purpose is to act as a tourist location. A few apartment blocks, a few unfinished apartment blocks and a few upscale houses on the periphery. Then a few bars and restaurants and shops selling the usual tourist crap. The sort of stuff you could by in Rhyl if you were so inclined. So we're really not feeling it.
We had lunch at a fishing harbour, which looked really promising. Turbot, salad, chips etc.
Best bit was the litre of fizzy white wine for €3.50 . The rest was mah and the bill €46. Not what I’d call a cheap lunch, who said Portugal was cheap!? We’ve definitely not found it to be the case, have I mentioned fucking Brexit before🤔
It's a tricky thing to define value, it really doesn't feel like we're getting value for money here. Let me try to explain. We could spend, let’s say €100 on a meal / night our and be delighted, and say wow that was amazing. Or we could get charged €20 for something and walk away feeling like you’ve been mugged. Get it? So up to now we’ve been mugged 8 times out of ten in Portugal. Not impressed.
So now look at those photos. Stunning yes? Well we'd agree........but. Why aren't we “feeling” it!!??
The Atlantic coast is stunning, beautiful, wild, incredible. But. Yep that word again. Why isn't it grabbing us, engaging us, hooking us? Maybe because home (the Llyn Peninsula) is so much better? OK minus the 30C sun. Look up the word Hiraeth. Maybe the Peloponnes and the Llyn Peninsula have ruined our travels for ever. I hope Not!
Anyways, Portugal. You have another couple of days to hook us. We're off further south to the Algarve. Unfortunately that word doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. It sets a mental picture of leathery old Brits grilling themselves for 12 hrs a day whilst swilling English beer and smoking themselves to death on cheap fags. Let's hope and wish for more. If not we're moving east back into Spain. If that doesn't work we'll be in Morocco sooner than planned!
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