May 5, 2023
We explored our final port without an excursion. We met up with our friends Sumi, Craig, Kelly and Polly after getting off the shuttle and set off in search of limpets for Brent, cork shoes for Craig, and glasses frames for Kelly.
We began our day with breakfast in the Pinnacle as our ship sailed into port.
Once in town, it was fun to see the colorful chickens and roosters roaming free in the streets. The cobblestone streets were laid out in patterns and set off by the colorful buildings.
We eventually reached the waterfront area where Brent's best chance of finding limpets was.
He was happy to find a place with limpets! (You can find them everywhere clinging to rocks in tide pools in Washington, but you don't often see them on the menu here.)
Happily we ran into Uki as well. He is one of our favorite crew members. He is from Indonesia and Brent is planning on meeting up with him on his trip in the fall as Uki is at home then.
Our final sail-away was sad as the next time the Zuiderdam comes into port, will be the same day we fly home.
I didn't realize how green that area of Portugal is - beautiful! You have had quite the adventure - all the way around the world! You look so happy in the pictures! So glad you got to do this. It sounds like Brent has another adventure coming up! What is that, and are you going?