Our Portuguese Adventure - Day 2

Henry was up early so he and Mr B watched some Peppa Pig in the lounge whilst I had another hour in bed. I'm so glad we went for an apartment rather than a hotel in the end, I think Henry would have really struggled to have been confined to one room and at least it meant I didn't have to hear Peppa at 7am!

Once we'd had breakfast we headed off to the beach and Henry enjoyed splashing on the shore and building sandcastles. He then seemed really tired so I got him down for a nap and he slept under a little tent on the sand. The whole beach is full of these lovely fabric tents, but we still haven't worked out who they belong to or if they're just a free for all! We had 40 minutes of peaceful sunbathing outside of the tent and then we headed for an ice lolly to cheer up a sleepy miserable toddler! It did the trick, as it always does, and we enjoyed our ice lollies and drinks in a little cafe on the beach before heading home.

We went straight to the pool and Henry enjoyed the little toddler pool and also playing on the grass and on the little slide. It is so stressful watching a toddler by a swimming pool, you really can't take your eyes off them for a split second!! I think I was a bit optimistic bringing 4 whole magazines with me; I think I only read half of an article today! After an hour we headed in for lunch and had a tasty salad before going back out to the pool for a few hours. There has been a really strong wind today which has actually been quite cold at times, despite the sunshine and the heat and I think Henry felt too cold in the pool so enjoyed loads of cuddles and played instead.

We went back in to the flat for a sleep at 3:30 and we all ended up having a lovely long siesta. It's been great for Henry having a late nap because it means we're in no rush on an evening and we can stay out a bit later.

After nap time we all had a shower and got dressed and walked into town. Over the last two days we've noticed a lovely old fashioned carriage being pulled by two black horses making its way around town, and tonight we found where it was based. Of course we had to go for a ride with our crazy horse obsessed child and he absolutely loved it. We were out for about 20 minutes and went right along the coastline through town. Henry was just fascinated and anything that can make a toddler sit still for so long must be a winner!! We went for a drink afterwards and then found a lovely little seafood restaurant on the beach where we had dinner. All of the waiters have been excellent with Henry so far and I love how child friendly Portugal is, he was treated like a king tonight and was such a good boy.

We all had an ice cream (or sorbet) on the way back home and now we are off to bed after a long, but lovely day.