Day 233 Mar 25 2015 Estoril Portugal

Europe's most westerly  point

Castelo dos Mouros

Castelo dos Mouros

Palacio Nacional da Pena Entrance

A window inside the Pena Palace

an intense game of checkers between rival factions! 

Day 233  Mar 25  2015  Estoril Portugal

Our first stop of the day was at Cabo do Roca which is the most westerly point in Europe.  The view from the cliff was very beautiful with large waves crashing into the shore blow.  It was extremely windy and the strong gusts would make you stager.  We also visited the Castelo dos Mouros which is the ruins of a castle built from the 9^th century onward by the Moors.  It was crazy windy there and the wind almost knocked Isabel off of a high walkway on the castle walls and then the wind blew Isabel down some stairs.  It was a good thing she was just starting to ascend the stairs when it happened so she only went down a few steps.  I held her hand very tightly after that when we got to areas of high wind.  The last stop of the day was at the Palacio Nacional da Pena.  The palace started life as a monastery and was converted into a palace by King Ferdinad II.  The king decided that he needed more room and had a large addition constructed.  In the evening I played ping pong and checkers with the kids in the hotel games room while Evy cooked us supper.