More than the Fortaleza
The charming seaside town of Sagres

I arrived in Sagres without a hotel reservation, hoping I would be able to find a room.  I got off at the wrong bus stop (the one AFTER the tourist information office), since I didn't have a map of the town and didn't know where to get off, so I started walking back to the TI.  A woman stopped and asked if I needed a room.  I said I did, and she offered me a room for €15 [$22].  I got in her car, rode two blocks, and had a fabulous room!  My time in Sagres started off very well!
	After a stop at the Sagres TI (get the excellent map of Sagres; I also asked lots of questions, like where the supermarket was and how long it would take to walk to Cape St. Vincente), I went to the supermarket to stock up on food, as my room had a fridge. While not big or cheap, the Sagres Alisuper had quite a selection.  I got pineapple Fanta, orange juice, a pack of cups(!), bananas, yogurt, bread, peanut butter, jelly, napkins, and the cutest little water bottle (for only €0.12 [$0.18]), all for €13.70 [$20].
I walked down to Praia da Mareta (Mareta Beach) at 4 pm to eat a light meal (bananas, strawberry yogurt, and water), as I hadn't eaten since 7 am.  The public beach is next to a seaside restaurant.  The view was amazing!  The tiled-roof building on the bluff is the expensive hotel in town, the pousada.
The left photo is as the sun was going down.The right photo is where I sat to eat.   What a view!
	Sagres is a great town to just walk around in!  I loved the line of palm trees above the beach next to the bocce field.
After the beach and the palm trees, I walked down the main drag, finding the post office, and one of the hotels I had seen on the internet (Hotel Baleeira).  Down a steep set of stairs next to the hotel, I found the port.  What a view from the top of the steps!!
	By 4:30 pm, when I arrived, there wasn't much going on at the port.
Look closely in the distance, and you can see a wind farm.  Sagres is very windy, on the edge of Europe, so a wind farm makes sense :)
	It felt like I had most of the town to myself.  I walked along the bluffs and around the town.
Sunset of Cape Sagres and the fort
	I loved the Christmas lights around Sagres!
Here is my quarto in Sagres.  It felt a lot like my grandmother's house.  The TV got a surprising number of channels.  I watched Portugal's version of The Price is Right.  The bathroom was right down the hall.  The room got very, very cold the first night.  [I learned how to work the heater at 4 am!]  I also got out two "lion quilts" (heavy fleece blankets) from the armoire.
My room was the left-hand door in the left-side photo.  You can see the mini-fridge where I kept my food on the right.  The bathroom is show in the right-hand picture.
	The house was very pretty and filled with light! This photo was taken from my room facing the main door to the outside.
Here is the town's giant sundial!
I had read that Algarve houses commonly had little chimneys.  It was fun to see them all over!
	Here was my final dinner in Sagres: turkey sandwich with mayonnaise and Pringles!
On to the next pictures!