Wednesday 20th August

Leaving Bayona at dawn.

It was Yvonne’s birthday and after present opening we set off for Cascais at first light. It was a northerly force 4 or 5 occasionally 6 but with the wind behind us it felt great and we maintained a steady speed.

We saw many dolphins and became expert at identifying where they were by the flock of birds above the sea. The dolphins were chasing the fish to the surface. The sun shone and everyone was happy that we were making good progress arriving at 17.15.

Peter, Philip and Yvonne’s son joined us. He had flown to Faro and hired a car to drive to Cascais.

That evening we had the most awful meal at a restaurant in the town called the John Bull.