Setubal

Got up about 8:30 and had breakfast at the dining area. The place is actually called 'a residencial' which is a converted private residence/apartment building and has 24 rooms. The dining area is quite small and also includes a small lounge area. The other negative is that smoking is still allowed so we didn't stay long.

It was an overcast/foggy day so we decided to just walk around and look for a grocery store to buy some canned sardines and pate before checking out at noon. We went to the church nearby but it was closed so we just followed the winding alleys and found another one at the main town square. Went in for a quick prayer and walked across the main road to the public market.

We watched an old lady feeding the pigeons at the park infront of the market and decided to join the fun. Mom walked in the middle of the feeding frenzy to make them fly up but the pigeons just moved around her and continued eating.
















It was a typical 'mercado' selling fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and fish and was crowded but not smelly. Walked between the stalls to check out the variety and saw a lot of familiar items that are sold in our 'palengke'. I enjoyed visiting the fish stalls and tried to identify the different wishes. There were espadas, garopa, bacalao and plenty of small ones like galunggong, dilis and tamban (sardines). Plenty of squid and octopus also as well as shellfish. Took pictures of the fish and one of the stall owners reminded me to ask him first after he was surprised by the flash while cutting a big fish.












Didn't find any canned sardines there so we went outside and found a supermarket next door where they had a wide selection. Mom also bought some pate and wine and snacks for the trip. The sun finally came out but it was almost noon time so we just returned to the hotel and checked out.

The return trip was uneventful except when my fuel warning light lit up while we were still in the freeway just before we got to Jerez. Stopped over at the El Puerto Carrefour gas station for enough gas to get us home and to the base the next day. I guess its time to replace the spark plugs after the long trips.