The same bread man as
at Portimao calls here at Alvor, announcing his presence by tooting
his horn, thus ensuring the whole campsite is awake! But at least it
was quite bright, enough for the solar panel to recharge the
batteries, although the forecast was for clouds and rain later.
After breakfast went
for a walk into the small town. Basically a fishing village, with
quite extensive new sheds and a modern quay, nevertheless it has
embraced tourism with lots of holiday flats around the edges of the
town accompanied by smart modern and clean building. However the old
town has been retained and its narrow streets full of smartly
renovated cottages and houses. The main street climbs up from the
harbour, where there are several quayside restaurants, and has shops
and cafes. Just off the main square is the simple but attractive
church.
We walked back around
the harbour and along the boardwalk taking us round an area of
natural preservation projecting out into the estuary of the Rio Alvor
and protecting it from the sea. The main beach of fine sand is huge
and has a couple of restaurants in the dunes with views out to the
sea. From there it was just a short walk back to the van and lunch,
stopping off briefly for a chat with the other Funsters staying here.
However after lunch the
clouds rolled in and before long it started to rain, not heavy but
enough to keep us inside. No problem, we have plenty to do although
Jamie was a bit miffed that he couldn't play outside. And that's how
it stayed for much of the rest of the day, only clearing away after
it got dark and then the temperature started dropping. It is still
March after all.
We're going to start
heading northwards tomorrow.
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