Palmela, Portugal

Sun 18 May- after breakfast it rained, so we stayed in and caught up on email and Internet business. It cleared up in the afternoon, so we walked down to the end of town (literally down, the castle is on top of the hill) and found a nice restaurant that serves grilled fish. Kiyomi talked with the head griller (actually pointed) for the sardines and swordfish we wanted, we had a pitcher of the house white wine, salad, potatos, cafe, and a sample of the regional muscato drink, like the one we bought at Bacalhao. Kiyomi was so pleased she ordered a squid and an octopus grilled "to go", which we took home for dinner later. The total was less than E30, a real bargain considering how good the fish was and how nice the service was. Then we walked back up to the castle and started investigating river cruises for August. We had the squid and octopus for supper (with our 'Muscatel do Setubal'), and it was quite good - it looked like it was grilled on a skewer with green pepper and sausage, and came with a whole extra order of boiled potatoes. It was quite tasty.