October 17

After taking an overnight train from Madrid to Lisbon I successfully met back up with Jules, Gareth, and Amy in the town of Cascais, right outside of Lisbon. My "homecoming" went off without a hitch, and the 3 Aussies had already found a great campsite beside the beach, including another campervan with a Belgian snowboarder named Marcus and his Aussie girlfriend Sarah. I think Aussies are born with internal magnets so that they can find each other easily. Anyways, here are some pictures from the campsite and also from a nearby beach where Marcus had found some good bouldering right along the shore. I was kicking myself yet again for not bringing back my rock-climbing shoes and chalk bag.

	Here is a two-photo panoramic stitched together of the nearby beach that Marcus took us to. Marcus and Gareth are the two guys walking on the right, Marcus is the one in black. The good bouldering was around the cut-out arch of rock on the left.
	Here's a closeup of the arched tunnel, including Marcus climbing on it and Gareth playing with a friendly dog.
	Back at the campsite, here is a photo showing the view from the tent. This place was filled with surfers the next day, which was understandable because the waves were spectacular for surfing (clear and overhead forming a great tube). Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of the surfers, next time I promise.
	A view of Alice looking out on the ocean.
	An even better view, this is a panoramic of the whole coastline.
	A picture of the sunset. Jules and I are pretty dark in it, but you can make us out, so Jules wouldn't let me have another try at it.
	Walking back up to the campsite from the beach, the moon appeared right behind the two campervans. In front is Gareth, Marcus, and Sarah having a conversation (most likely about skiing/snowboarding in the Alps). It's a blurry picture but it was the best I could do holding it in my hand.

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