Cascais and Guincho Beach
The seaside town of Cascais is only a 40 minute local train ride from Lisbon. After a quick walk through the town streets, we reached the jagged rock strewn coast. A walk along the road and in between the crags in the cliffs soon revealed that our feet could only take us so far. If we wanted to go further, we'd need a little assistance. We returned to town and rented electric bikes (absolutely loved these, no more worries about head winds or hills) to take us further down the coastline towards the distant sands of Guincho beach.
Wandering through the cliff side rocks. The rocks are very sharp. We both ended up with a few scrapes.
Cliffside view looking back towards Cascais.
The obligatory "epic seaside pose".
Jimmy's epic seaside pose
Boca do inferno, where the sea roars into this little inlet. This was as far as we got on foot before we returned to town to grab our electric bikes.
Taking a quick rest stop and selfie during our bike ride.
After locking our bikes to a precarious looking sign at the side of the road, we took the boardwalk down to Guincho beach.
First steps on the beach.
Weekdays are still not too busy. We had this beach pretty much to ourselves except for a few kids and a dog.
Jimmy originally wanted to surf here, but judging by the size of the waves and the cold temperature of the water, it's a good thing he didn't.