An uneventful trip, we arrive at 1500 and motor up the river to ascertain the best anchorage.  We return to the large and secure anchorage at the mouth of the river and set the hook behind Sundance and China Moon, two yachts with children that we have met in several ports, the last one being Cascais.  It is a great thing to hear a nine year old on the VHF negotiating with a friend to go ashore or to set a time to meet on one or the other of the boats to climb the mast or play board games!

After walking the Sagres peninsular the day before, we are ready to depart the harbor of  Baleeira and move east.  Our next port of call is Portimao which has a protected anchorage at the mouth of the river Arade.  Our friends from Sea Swallow, Bill and Jacqueline Bennett, arrive at nightfall and visit us for a few minutes before we leave.  It is a clear day with SHIBUMI winds:  20 knots on our nose!  So we motor east avoiding the fishing buoys which dot the ocean, reflections of our adventures two years ago in Maine!