Our Portuguese Adventure - Day 4

We had another lazy morning in the flat before going for a lovely long walk along the beach. Henry had a play in the park which is right on the sand and then fell asleep in his pushchair while we walked along the promenade. We walked through the tunnel through the rocks which led to rock pools and a very choppy Atlantic Ocean, it's amazing how different it was to our lovely calm bay. While Henry slept we had our usual coffee, juice and pastry, and then walked home where he woke up just as we arrived back. We went straight down to the pool because it has been seriously hot today and we were all boiling. Henry had a swim in the pool and we played on the grass for a couple of hours with lots of watermelon and 'guhguh' of course.

We came up for lunch and I made some tuna and onion pasta which Henry loved and then we went to the beach for an hour.

We had an ice lolly in a cafe right on the beach and it was absolutely packed full of people. We then built sandcastles, Henry threw sand at us, because of course that is absolutely hilarious when you're one, and paddled in the sea before coming home for nap number two. We slept for an hour or so before getting ready for dinner.

We went out for a drink in town first and the went to Boca do Mar, a gorgeous steak and seafood restaurant on the beach. It was really posh inside and we had such a lovely dinner together. Afterwards we headed back to the park on the sand and then to our usual ice cream place for sorbets and ice creams before coming home for Henry's bedtime. Mr B and I then played Battle Ships before bed, because that's how wild we are these days!! Another lovely day for all of us.

Special kisses for Henry's Marmar xxx He's talked about you lots today, mainly about when the bird landed on your hand!!