Later in the day....



A little snack before we head out on our walk.

The beach really sucks the energy out of a person, so we came home, had some down time, determined that we didn't want to go out for dinner, played some scrabble - my feeble attempt to keep all of our brains from turning to mush - and then headed out for the pre-dinner walk.  We are about 20 meters from a great walking/bike path along the coast - everyone likes it because there is so much to see (and smell in Barney's case). 

Rich and the kids head across the street to the cliffs to watch rock climbers, and I take Barney out for his daily exercise.  The Portuguese love big dogs, and Barney gets a lot of compliments (I think!) as we go along. 

This is a weird tree that grows along the coastal highway - sort of reminds me of a truffalo tree.

Rich and Zach found a little path next to the lighthouse that goes down to these amazing rock formations that are very popular with rock climbers.  Rich and Zach keep saying they're going to give it a try - over my dead body!

What's really amazing is that there are these steps carved into the side of the rock wall, and you can just do down!  There are scuba divers, old guys fishing, it's just another place to go on a Saturday - no big deal.  We think its amazing!