Up for breakfast including that delicious yogurt in a glass topped with local honey. Delicious. A very quick pack up and off we roared in our Renault Megane getting lost on the way in Liera. Densely populated Portugal is for sure with village after village. Clay quarries with many trucks on the road. It was no quaint little fishing village when we arrived. Small town but packed with tourists. We have a large room with a commanding view of the ocean below. Alex and I headed out after check in to buy some water, fruit juice and wine right across the hotel at a minimart. Tried some red wine from the Däo which I found fruitier and lighter than wines from the Douro. After a glass of wine headed down the steep slope to the village below. Very picturesque whitewashed homes and narrow streets. Andrew and I checked out the beach while Fotini and Alex walked along the main street. The beach is large and well populated! The sand on the beach is coarse and the water clear but cold.
We ate dinner at the hotel restaurant with a marvellous view of the town and beach below. Fotini had a battle with her crab. Tasty but a job extracting the meat. Andrew complained about the guts in the grilled sardines while Alex ate her sardines and me my an Robalo without complaint. So far the best food has been in homey local restaurants. While the pousadas have the charm their meals, apart from breakfast, just can’t compete with the smaller local restaurants.
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