Santo André

Coming from the cold north both of us - Estonia and Denmark - means that enjoying the sun and the beaches is a big part of the day on our Portugal trip. We are not staying there all day but we can stay on the beach 4-6 hours depending on wind, temp and more.

The beaches here are really nice. The only things that you have to be aware of is the power of the sun - there is more power here than in Spain - I dont know why but I felt it many times on my own body. The second thing is the Atlantic Ocean. The waves can be massive and the water can be tricky - It has been more than once that I have seen that they have had to do a rescue operation on the beach.

We were lucky with weather it was not too cold or too warm - around the 25 degrees on the beach - +30 in the country but the water and the wind cools down a lot. We had one day there where there were really big waves - and it was extremely beautiful just to sit, listen and watch the water all day. Life can in a very simple way be very pleasant.