Update will be a little way off. Portugal is great for beaches but aint flash for internet, besides, the sun shines all day and beach beckons all day long (rough guide got that bit right!). Update will occur next rainy day. Hoff and Sarah visit to Santiago de Compostella very memorable and exciting evenings to report. Red Bull Air Race currently in town, bloody hot but pretty crazy the moves that these boys pull. Hoffesque in fact. Photos and video updated soon...

Leaving the beach behind we headed to the market in Barcelos, an attack on all the senses, actually that sounds a little harsh, it´s a place which infiltrates all your senses if you want it to. Chickens with their feet tied together, lovebirds/rosellas/cockatiels/ (all part of the illegal bird trade) fluffy white rabbits in cages for sale, freshly baked bread, fruit and veggies from ripe purple figs to passion fruit, any type of dodgy spandex outfit in fluoresc...