This trip was also Steve’s first trip to the Portuguese mainland, so we did a bit more exploring than we usually would. One stop was
Sagres, home of the
famous Portuguese beer and to two famous tourist spots. There’s the remnants of an old fort some people say was home to a navigation school led by
Henry the Navigator himself. As for the ruins, there’s not much too them, but there are some really fun views of the cost.
View of Cabo de São Vicente from the navigation school
Showing off the guns
The gorgeous cape and water
(In the distance is one of 2 lighthouses)
My mom picked this plant and smuggled it back to Canada
Awesome photo of Steve nearly falling off a cliff
Across the ocean (and a 5 minute drive away) is
Cabo de São Vicente, the most Western part of Europe. It’s marked by a still working light house that due to our late arrival time, we couldn’t see. But I’ve been to Cabo de São Vicente already and the lighthouse is cool, but by no means
necessary. Never to be deterred we took more pictures of the coast.
Lighthouse at Cabo de São Vicente
My parents
View of Cabo de São Vicente from the navigation school
Showing off the guns
The gorgeous cape and water
My mom picked this plant and smuggled it back to Canada
Awesome photo of Steve nearly falling off a cliff
Lighthouse at Cabo de São Vicente
My parents
4 comments:
Waaait a minute. You couldn't see the lighthouse because it was night-time? That seems counterproductive somehow...
No, we couldn't see it because it was closed for repairs or because it's passed visiting hours. One of those.
we could SEE it, we just couldn't TOUR it.
Also, Steve would like to point out that Sagres (Cabo S. Vincente) is the edge of CONTINENTAL europe. The Acores are farther west....
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