Travel Journal- The Perfect Spot

Lastres & Busto

3 August- 4 August 2019

Unfortunately, the hustle and bustle of the big city followed us to the small town of Lastres. We thought we were getting away from the tourists, but this cute town was full of people! We have learned to get in the general area of your destination and then just park as soon as possible! It is very unlikely you will get a spot remotely close to what you want to see; the streets are so narrow and a lot of the spots are either taken or reserved for locals. 

 Side note: We know we are tourists too haha, it’s just easy (and funny) to say, “those darn tourists!”

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However, we are grateful for the exercise, and getting to walk through the old cobblestone streets and alleyways is quite the treat. The walkways are narrow, but once you get to the far side of the town, you are greeted with a beautiful view of the ocean and the small port. We also walked to the highest point where we tried to fly the drone. The drone was met by an angry seagull who called out lots of warnings while swooping back and forth past it. So we thought it best to just enjoy the sights the old fashioned way. 

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That same day, we drove an hour and a half west to rest for the night near Busto. We found a small campsite near a lighthouse and trail that balanced along the top of a cliffside about 250ft up. Overlooking the cliffside was all ocean, for miles and miles. This was the PERFECT spot. I even said to Ben, “Now this is what we came for”. It took our breath away as the sunset filled the sky and the ocean reflected the colors. When the sun finally hid behind the sea, the lighthouse shined brightly and we were lulled to sleep by the sound of the waves. 

We spent the next morning here as we couldn’t get enough of the view. We explored more of the trail and made our way down to the bottom of the cliff where we found a small cave. We used our “Scrubba” to do our first “load” of laundry and enjoyed a rinse from our new, pressurized camping shower (thanks Nona!). We ate cereal for lunch as the trail became more lively and people began staring at our drying clothes and messy van. So we decided to start our new adventure into Portugal!

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-Syd & Ben