Started off with a small stumble: croissants from a nice-looking bakery that turned out to be the wrong call. The pastries might have been the better move. Just crescent-shaped bread. The InterMarché supermarket in our building had better. Later note from here in Lisbon: the local supermarket has both the flaky, butter croissants, and the bready ones they call Porto croissants, so it appears to be a style thing.
We drove out to Cabo de São Vicente, the southwestern corner of Europe, where the cliffs drop into the deep blue sea. Some spectacular sea caves were worth a video as the waves came in and then literally blew back out.
Back through Sagres for a great, fresh fish lunch at Retiro do Pescador, then a visit to the fortress. Again some great views and amazing flora.
We then made a brief detour into Lagos on the way back.
Dinner was at Pizza Auna, which is excellent. The sourdough crust is special, and the people are super nice. The owner is Brazilian, lived ten years in Seattle, and gets his sourdough from a starter his Seattle friend shipped him years ago. Hot chocolate after at the Chocolate Wave Chocolate Lounge. Like the stuff we had back in 2007 in Rome: basically melted, rich chocolate pudding. Yummm.
Back home under the full moon.
The flora around the cape and the Sagres fortress was striking enough for its own album.
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