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| Beach next to Oeiras marina |
Tuesday 7th August. We arrived at Oeiras, on the
mouth of the Rio Tejo, near to Lisbon, today. We sailed down from Nazare,
staying overnight in the fishing port of Peniche. We had been warned that winds
can accelerate off Cabo da Roca, which is a few miles before the Tejo estuary,
so we reefed the sails in anticipation, but the wind remained steady. Of
course, as soon as we shook out the reef, the wind increased – from 15 knots to
32 knots in minutes! We managed to reef again in time, then enjoyed an
exhilarating downwind sail at 8 knots on a handkerchief of genoa.
Wednesday 8th August. We have visited Lisbon before
so decided not go into the city, but instead chose a marina close to a beach so
that we could have a bit of R and R. We are very impressed with the marina,
which is part of a leisure complex with
its own swimming pool. It has an excellent selection of restaurants and cafes
and the staff can’t do enough to help. The only potential drawback is that the
nearest supermarket is a 15-20 minute walk away, but the staff offered to drive
us there and waited while we did a shop.
We have just had a call from our friends Richard and Rowena
in Galene. They are on their way to
Lisbon tomorrow and when they heard we were in Oeiras they decided to come in
here for a night.
Richard and Rowena sail into Oeiras
Thursday 9th August. Very, very hot day with no
wind. Spent the afternoon at the pool. Bliss! We then prepared a BBQ welcome
supper for Richard and Rowena, who sailed into the marina at 7pm. Great to see
them again and catch up on their news. Unfortunately it’s a brief reunion as
we’re off to Sines tomorrow.
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