Today we are heading to Porto to drop off one of the cars and the women who will be flying to Amsterdam today and home tomorrow. We did not need to rush at all, so after a relaxing breakfast we headed out to follow the scenic route back to Porto. There are no pictures for today since it was a traveling day.
We stopped around noon at a small town and found a resturant. It turns out to be a local resturant with locals eatting there. This was a good sign and we soon learned how good it was. The food was fantastic and the price was unbelievable low. As well as that we sat on an enclosed, air conditioned patio with a nice view over the valley below.
The rest of the trip was uneventful and therefore very enjoyable. No one got lost, we found the gas station (actually two since the first did not have diesel). And got the car back to the rental office with plenty of spare time. Now the women will have to wait for their flight so will have a few hours of sitting in the airport.
Wes and I left and headed on towards Nazarene along the main roads. We decided to take routes that would avoid the tolls, but soon found that to do so would add a couple of hours to our journey. We changed the plans and tried to figure out how to pay the tolls since they are all electronic. We decided that we would have to spend time on the computer tonight researching this topic. One of the highways did have a manual option so we picked up a ‘ticket’ as we entered and paid as we left (9.80 euro).
When we finally reached Nazarene we discovered a busy seaside town. On a Saturday with the sun shining, just try to find a parking spot. We drove around and spotted a hotel and so finally managed to park about 2 blocks away. Then we learned that this hotel only have suites left for tonight and it seems like a 3 or 4 star quality. We talked it over and decided to bite the bullet and rent the cheaper suite for tonight. Wes is really not feeling well again – too much activity – so as far as I am concerned we needed to get settled for a few days and he needs to rest and recover. The hotel room is not really that expensive with a suite costing 110 euro for tonight and we move to a double room tomorrow for the next two nights at 80 euro. Breakfast and parking is included. The internet is free in the lobby but we can purchase access in the room. We will use the lobby so if you don’t hear regularly from us in the next couple of days, you know the reason.
We are definitely by the ocean. The air smells fresh, clean and moist. At the end of the street I can see a sandy beach so that will be worth exploring tomorrow.
We are talking about cutting the holidays short if Wes does not recover soon and we are giving it a few more days to see how he is doing. This really has gone on for too long now.
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