Note: we are currently in Albufeira, Portugal, a stone's throw away from Faro. We hope to make it into the estuary of Faro tomorrow and enjoy a little down-time. I am about 3 blog posts behind because internet is difficult to come by here. I try to give more timely updates on the Facebook page, but the details will have to wait. Cheers, friends.
The Oeiras marina is only 5 miles away from Cascais but worlds apart in terms of attitude. It’s a small marina that requires tight manoeuvers, and a reservation ahead of time is a good idea. But the marina staff are almost excessively friendly and the price is unbelievable: for a 7-night stay, the price averages out to about 26 euros a night, compared with 44 Euros in Cascais. The transportation to Lisbon is a simple 15-minute walk to the train station and a 20-minute ride into Lisbon, which deposits you in the center of town. The marina has a few restaurants around it as well as a good-sized grocery store within a 10-minute walk, and visitors to the marina are given free passes to the aquatic park across the street. There are two beautiful (crowded) beaches within walking distance, a nice bike path, and … hang on to your hats…fresh bread is delivered daily to your cockpit. We did miss the attraction of a town like Cascais, but in terms of a base for visiting Lisbon, Oeiras is hard to beat.
The Oeiras marina is only 5 miles away from Cascais but worlds apart in terms of attitude. It’s a small marina that requires tight manoeuvers, and a reservation ahead of time is a good idea. But the marina staff are almost excessively friendly and the price is unbelievable: for a 7-night stay, the price averages out to about 26 euros a night, compared with 44 Euros in Cascais. The transportation to Lisbon is a simple 15-minute walk to the train station and a 20-minute ride into Lisbon, which deposits you in the center of town. The marina has a few restaurants around it as well as a good-sized grocery store within a 10-minute walk, and visitors to the marina are given free passes to the aquatic park across the street. There are two beautiful (crowded) beaches within walking distance, a nice bike path, and … hang on to your hats…fresh bread is delivered daily to your cockpit. We did miss the attraction of a town like Cascais, but in terms of a base for visiting Lisbon, Oeiras is hard to beat.
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| Beach near Oeiras Marina |
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| Mareda, far right, Oeiras |
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| The whale tail, symbol of Oeiras marina |
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| Vasco de Gama, RIP. |
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| Close-up, Vasco de Gama tomb. |
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| St Jeronimo's Ceiling |
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| Not sure what these creatures were doing... can find all sorts of surprises at St Jeronimo's. |
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| Augusta Place, Lisbon |
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| St Juste elevator, to get to the Bairro Alto area of Lisbon without hiking up those hills. |
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