A portuguese kite trip - Part II

After Alentejo and despite the good times spent together, most of us were felling the "itch" of the need for wind, so it was time to check the spots surrounding Lisbon to see if we had more luck there...

To start the hostilities, we chose a place I know well, Lagoa de Albufeira: flat waters on a beautiful lagoon that changes constantly with the tides and the possibility to get some waves on the ocean side (this option was left for a later visit in the trip...). 

And the choice proved right, 'cause we had here the first great session of the trip!

With our restless "kiter souls" more relaxed, I suggested we try the spot at Nova Vaga beach, normally a "sure bet" in Summer due to good thermal winds (and the only place in Caparica were kites are allowed during the high season!).
After some sunbathing, the light conditions started picking up force and we all jumped to the water for a great wave session, before running with sand still on our feet to get some friends at the Lisbon airport, arriving at night for the second week of the trip.

The next morning, with 11 of us now in the group, my apartment was transformed in a camping site and the terrace in a kiteshop (beautiful, don't you thing?)...

Being the first day for some but the last day for others that where cutting the trip short after one week, we did a little tour around Lisbon, with enough time for breakfast at the famous "Pastéis de Belém" and a funky snapshot that must also be in the vacation albums of a lot of foreign tourists that were around at the same time...

To finish up the second part of the trip, what better spot than the mythical Guincho? Despite the "rush hour" of the weekend in this windy beach, some couldn't contain the joy of unpacking the gear to kite one of the most famous spots in Europe!

(photos by Olive, Marc, Emilie and me)