Thursday
Jun302011
30 June: Sines for the day
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 07:54AM We are in the fishing village of Sines (I think it pronounced Sheen-esh). I went to the grocer today, but still have to go to another market to get fresh meat, fish, and produce. IT is an old fishing town, but it has a nice Library, which is where I am now. I like it better than Lisbon, which was very nice and interesting, but small is easier to manage. Less overwhelming, I guess.
It is bright and sunny today, as I think it is most days. Kids are on the beach with Code. It is nice to spend so much relaxing time with him. He can finally just relax and rest for a while.
We did a long boat ride yesterday and the seas were quite lumpy. Everyone got sick, except me. I just felt a little green. We took some medicine and it helped us all, but we slept the whole day.
Tonight we go to a place called Faro to spend a few days. We do not expect to find internet access, but you never know. After that, we will go to Cadiz , our first stop in Spain. It is a bigger town, and will have all the accoutrements needed.
We will do our first night passage after dinner. We will go foar about 24 hours of sailing. Fortunatley we did find the seasick meds yesterday afternoon. I also said ´the hell with it´and gave the kids 1/2 patches of scopolamine...even if it is not approved for kids, it has to be better than watching them puke. They both hung in there like champs.
It is amazing how much one sleeps on the boat (OK, maybe it was the meds). I had 2 two hour naps. Then a full nights sleep.
Yes, I am drinking the wine (moderately). How can you not when an amazing bottle of red is $3-4? I will have to detox again when I get home...
Reader Comments (4)
Just wanted to drop you a note and let you know we were discussing your adventure at dinner... we are all very excited to hear of your exploits. Somehow - going to the grocer and hardware store in Portugal and Spain sounds so much more alluring than Strohsniders and Whole Foods! Enjoy every minute - be well!
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nojo
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nojo
It IS more exciting! Especially so since that might be all we accomplish in a day. But we are on a different clock these days. !
Today, I b ought fish and produce. Tomorrow, we look for propane.
Love Love Love Spain.