Today is another travel day. We enjoyed our time in Nazaré, but we were ready to move on. Check-out went smoothly and we even managed to sneak in a Pain au chocolate and a piece of citrus pound cake – our first ‘semi-official’ breakfast.

Our Daytrip driver – Paolo – arrived right on time and we were off. Today’s vehicle was a Tesla Model 3. It had a nice ride and the rear seats were actually pretty comfortable.

Our ride would take about three hours, including a stop at Cabo Roca. We chit-chatted with Paolo the entire ride about everything. Where we’ve been, where we’re going, our impressions of Portugal, the train systems, etc, etc, etc…

The drive time passed very quickly. For you history buffs, Sue was excited when we passed by the lines of Torres Vedras. That’s where the Duke of Wellington and the British Army (along with Portuguese and Spanish troops) held off Napoleon’s troops during the Peninsula Wars, completely reversing the course of the war.

In the distance we could see the Sintra Hill and the Peña Palace perched on top.

We continued on until we rounded the Sintra Hill. From there, we made our way to Cabo Da Roca or Cape Rock. It’s the most western point of continental Europe.

The first thing we noticed upon arriving was that it was mobbed. And here I thought we’d be the only ones there…right! The parking area was chaos, but Paolo maneuvered the car into a spot and we were off.

Our Buffalo shout-out went to the guy from Long Island wearing a Josh Allen Buffalo Bills jersey. A quick fist-pump bonded us with the words “this is the year” as we parted.

The views were stunning and the notion of ‘no more land until you reach the US’ was interesting, but we were ready to complete the drive to Sintra.

And fifteen minutes later, we were arriving.

The weekly market was still going on as we drove into town. It looked like there was some kind of festival taking place too. We could hear folk music being played and some singing.

Just beyond the train station was our hotel. Sintra looks like a cool little town to explore and that’s what we’ll be doing for the next few days.