On Saturday we had a great walk along the front at Vila do Conde before walking back to our annual visit to Lidl. On the way Dot was over the moon as we chanced on an outdoor market. It was amazing to see such an array of vegetables and even livestock available at miniscule prices. After all the morning's exertions we spent the afternoon chilling at the hotel before having another long session in the hotel's spa pool.
One of our favourite foods in Portugal is javali, wild boar. As we hadn't had any and it was our last night we decided to track some down. We ended up in a restaurant that we had spurned before because the prices were a bit steep. However the javali was beautifully cooked and the flavour combinations well worth what we paid for them. I also had a scrummy cheesey creamy desert that was served in a Kilner jar, most unusual. I chose it as it was the only thing that they hadn't managed to transalate from the Portuguese for the English menu. The French couple at the table next to us were amazed when I managed in fluent (ahem) Portuguese to decline coffee, ask to look at the bottle, and then order two glasses of Nierpoort tawny port. Unfortunately the port was served in cocktail glasses, which I found challenging. We struck up a long and interesting conversation with our neighbours which made me realise how much of my schoolboy French I had lost.
For the first time in the whole two weeks, Sunday dawned wet and windy. The weather made it easier to say goodbye to Portugal than it would have been had the sun shone. Our journey home was tiring but not particularly eventful despite having to take the rail replacement bus from Three Bridges to Lewes. Oh joy, oh bliss, the port that we ordered at Quinta da Pacheca arrived this afternoon so we can carry on where we left off.
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