Lagos - More British than Britain!

We had an excellent sail down from Lisbon to Lagos, the wind was with us - quite a lot of it - and we took the opportunity to get to grips with the Hydrovane self steering.  Harry, as he has become known, did a very good job.

Happy Days - letting the Vane take the strain

The big excitement of the trip was seeing whales - a new experience for us - lots of water spouts, and the occasional glimpses of dorsal fins accompanied us for about 20 minutes - no photos, as it was blowing a good Force 6, the sea was quite rough and the whales very fast moving. We think they might have been Minke whales.

Lagos is beautiful.  We arrived at 0600, and the wind was taking a short break - it was very peaceful.

The Marina is lovely, but there really are no Portuguese in Lagos - it is a little piece of Britain, complete with Indian restaurants, with a smattering of German visitors amongst the  hundreds of Brits.  There is a very quaint old town, full of winding streets - guess what - cobbled and hilly - but we've come to expect that.

Plenty of choices of places to seek refreshment

And of course a statue of Henry the Navigator!

So apart from the various light refreshment opportunities, there are an almost endless choice of trips to see dolphins, whales or grottoes plus fishing, and kayaking along the spectacularly beautiful coastline.

One of the Grottoes - it all goes on here.

So - time marches on, and we want to get to the Mediterranean!  Next stop, Gibraltar