What a fantastic city. Unbearably hot for much of the year, yes, but in autumn it is lovely.

Checked out of our hotel and headed down to Cadiz.

Got away from our Airbnb in what we believed was good time.

What a great day.

Got the car eventually. We waited 90 minutes in the queue but then they ended up being very helpful. We’d hired a car that was unfortunately too small for the needs of our voluminous suitcases. We now have a Peugeot SUV with an extremely capacious boot.

Have been queuing for an hour at the Avis office in Lisbon.

Another spectacular meal at a local restaurant. Last night it was a multi course degustation with wine matching at a Michelin starred restaurant. Extraordinary anda bit Emperors New Clothes to be honest, with a price to match. Ah well, it wasn’t as if I had any firm plans to retire anytime soon.

At dinner last night we were introduced to another classic Portuguese dish that I can’t believe I haven’t tried before: pica pau.

I wrote a lot today but I completely forgot to describe our Fado night last night.

More heavy rain this morning.