Today we were thankful for the cockpit tent as today reached 35 in the shade.

Barry popped by with our petrol ( he has a car so can get to the petrol station 6k away from Spanish Village), So he came on board for a cuppa and biccies.

It was “Music Night” at Riverside Tavern, Tom wasn’t singing or playing the mouth organ tonight (well saying that we left at 11:30, he could have after then). Roy Burnham (who we met at Sines) did a turn, he likes traditional English songs, he wants to borrow our Sea Shanty Cds, as he wants to learn a few of them.

Whilst there it was announced that Hugh will be giving another “Star Watching” night on Sunday, up by the Windmills on Spanish side, as there is no light pollution there, so were looking forward to that.

We asked about an abandon building we can see from the boat, Rogerio said that its an old Moorish Fort, and told us who to see if we want to go and have a look at it.

He also told us that he is trying to organise a mini bus to Mertola, there is an Islamic Festival there from 16th to 19th and we really wanted to go and see it, its held on Odd numbered years, the whole town is given over, and its decked out like cross between a souk and bazaar.