Ferry to Cacilhas

By mid-morning, it was really too hot and humid to walk any more. I took the rattling tram back down hill and went back to my room to change my clothes. My hotel is very close to the ferry terminal so it seemed like a good idea to take a little excursion across the water.

In Cacilhas the favourite destination is Restaurant Farol, a long established eatery where all manner of fish is cooked. I got there early to beat the crowds, but I’d no need to worry as the place is huge.

View downstream from the ferry

Fish on display as you walk in.

Lunch of grilled sea bass.

Blue and white tile depiction of the area in 1870.

The historic frigate Don Fernando II and Gloria, launched in 1843 and sailed for 33 years to the Portuguese colony of Goa. Now permanently moored in dry dock.

Ferry waiting to return to Lisbon.

Going back: a huge cruise liner moored on the right.

Wow - completely worn out and it’s only Day One!