Blog 30: Round Cape St Vincent to Lagos
We had a surprisingly windy trip from the boatyard at Tagus Yacht Center to Oeiras Marina, halfway between Lisbon and Cascais. Even though we are quite a long way up the River Tagus the sea is quite choppy with ‘white horses’ on the crests of the waves! A nice view of Lisbon in the background. I like the dolphin murals on the bases of the Ponte 25 de Abril We passed the famous Padr ã o dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries) which celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery in the 15 th and 16 th centuries with explorers like Henry the Navigator at the very front and Vasco da Gama a couple behind him. This is the Torre de Belém, a 16 th century fortification that served as a point of embarkation for Portuguese explorers as well as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. It’s built from limestone in the sumptuous Manueline style which incorporates maritime elements and representations of the discoveries made by explorers like Pedro Alvares...