Sailing Long Distances

February 2020After almost nine splendid weeks in Cascais, it was about time to say goodbye. We got so used to…

Along the river Tejo, starting in Cascais, six marinas for the boating folks are scattered along the northern shore. We…

January 2020Cascais was and is somewhat different from Lisbon and other cities in Portugal. It started its career as an…

After leaving Cascais for the picturesque town of Sintra, the bus drove through bright late morning sunshine on a perfectly…

4.6 degrees Celsius outside temperature at half-past seven. We cast off for Cascais, 67 miles further south. We didn’t care…

Perfect! I can’t think of a word better for the journey to Nazaré; blue sky, a northeasterly wind, almost no…

It was one of those rare sunny days late November when we left Duoro Marina. The disc of the sun…