It’s already 15° here and it’s going up to 24°. Yesterday was hot in the sun. (No, I am not complaining!)
This is when you start to appreciate the coolness of the inside of these houses in Portugal. Again, today the waves are really crashing against the shore; I suppose the tide is coming in so that might be what I’m hearing.
I plan to go and have a look at the beach in front of the apartment that I looked at yesterday. It’s a trail down the cliff. I haven’t gone down there yet but according to my Google search, there are stairs to get down to the beach.
BC is asleep here on the couch. He’s eaten his food, done his socializing, had his cuddles and he’s a happy little cat.
I started walking on the trail in front of the apartment I saw on Tuesday. It is quite amazing, so beautiful, looking at the cliffs from a totally different perspective. At on point I was so far out, the main beach of Zambujeira Do Mar looked tiny and it is definitely not tiny. And the waves were enormous the farther out I was. I will explore south on Thursday, because today I couldn’t find the stairs going down. I know that when tide is out you could probably walk for miles along the sand close to the cliffs. You would certainly want to be able to get back up before the tide came in!
Later on I explored some of the back streets of the town looking for potential rentals or even house sales. Ahhh! If I had more money, I would invest here. One woman (apartment owner) told me she moved here 30 years ago from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and they intended to buy a house in Lisbon but, she came down to Zambujeiro do Mar and fell in love with the area. She said to me: “Can you imagine this area 30 years ago? All these buildings weren’t here. It was just a little village on the shore.” She lives now near Odemira and rents her Zambujeira apartment out (maybe to me next year!) but plans to return here in a few years after she and her husband retire.
The problem is that they don’t have a hospital nearby; the closest is Portimao or you go north to Lisbon and in emergencies that could be a problem. And it’s not just a concern for seniors, it could be critical for babies, young children or anyone who has an injury like a broken leg. My friend, Carol, did mention that there weren’t many children around.
I suppose that’s the same situation anywhere if a town is somewhat remote.
The Boss Man!
Try working with this interference!
The dish pre-wash system!
Potential housing for 2024
View across from the above apartment
Potential housing for 2024
The view west from this apartment
A new trail view
Looking North from new trail
