
Cape St Vincent (Cabo de São Vicente) is the most Southwesterly point of the European Continent. It’s juts out into the Atlantic at the bottom tip of Portugal. It’s funny to think that only few weeks back I was at the North West tip of Africa.
East of the Cape the coast gently curves toward the Gulf of Cadiz with its generally warm calm waters. (As seen in the previous blog)
To the west and north the Atlantic up to its reputation of icy cold waves and wild beaches.
The beach at Carrapateira a wild wahing machine of a place.
Arrafina is a lot less wild. sheltered by a headland with a little fishing port giving some shelter from the wind and a better set of waves.
Is the water icy? Well at under 18c it’s chilly but not as cold as the Southern Ocean off the Victorian, Australia coast where I have swum for many years.
But not intolerable!
The cliff top provides amazing views up and down the coastline.
And of course facing west the clifftop provides a great sunset viewing platform.