Cascais Anchorage

 


Anchorages are one of my favourite parts of sailing. Besides being free they are all wildly different. Big, small, quiet, busy, deep, shallow, mad tides, mad sailors, flat calm and rolly polly. So we've settled down in a lovely big, busy, shallow, flat calm, safe anchorage off the seaside town of Cascais, just a little west of Lisbon. It was a public holiday when we arrived and the bay was crowded and loads going on. So many boats. 

The deliveroo guy delivers to the sailing boats on his hover board - so cool. I saw him answering his phone to take an order whilst on his board.

Some people parked a little to close. Look how close this guy anchored by us -  good job it was calm. 

In the mornings we are visited by a pod of enormous dolphins.

We were also entertained by the kite boarders. This guy was amazing. I'm going to get one of these but first need to learn to stand up on a paddleboard without falling off.

One of the reasons to stop here was to meet our mates Tim & Ali who have taken our Tez into their doggy pack. Thanks guys, Tez couldn't be happier in her new family. They drove in their motorhome all the way from Leeds via the chunnel. We had an ace bbq on board with the dogs in the very expensive marina of Cascais. We'd paid our money so, as you can see, Number 1 was not shy about leaving her knickers out to dry.





Back in the anchorage I had to clean the hull, the equivalent of mowing the lawn when living on a boat, you have to do it regularly. Amazing how quickly the hull gets scummy, it also makes a massive impact on the sailing performance and fuel consumption of the boat.

Meanwhile number 1 and the cook go ashore enjoying the sights while I clean the hull, install the water maker and service the generator.





We are here for a few more weeks so Number 1 can go home and I can do a load of boat jobs. Also Nick & Jen are coming to visit as well as the cook's mate, Rosie. After the mad dash down from the UK with all the rubbish wind, waves and weather it will be nice to relax here doing bilge yoga for a while.


Comments

  1. Anonymous11 October 2023 at 20:14

    Really suits you! Always a good read. Enjoy your anchorage and chores! Takecare

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  2. Anonymous11 October 2023 at 20:17

    Oops missed the options! Didn't mean anonymous! Carol G

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  3. Jen12 October 2023 at 06:52

    Amazing loved seeing the on board entertainment! Can’t wait to see you!!! 🤗💕

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  4. Anonymous12 October 2023 at 07:45

    Fabulous, look forward to meeting up soon 💕

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  5. Anonymous12 October 2023 at 09:03

    It all seems like a dream - and you are living it! I bet you've all never been so fit either. Great reading your adventures. X

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  6. Anonymous12 October 2023 at 09:35

    I love the Uber guy. Very cool

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  7. Anonymous12 October 2023 at 09:35

    ❤️ Les

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  8. Anonymous13 October 2023 at 20:32

    Wow! That food delivery guy rocks!! Lovely that you had some time with Tez 😊 Amazing adventures, loving sharing them with you x

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