Kayaked 13km down the Mondego! Fabulous day. We left from the other side of Tabua at about 10ish, stopped off at the little submerged chapel south of Parades for lunch and ended at Retiro do Rio (having kayaked past a friend’s house) just about 1pm. It was such a lovely way to spend the morning - so peaceful on the river, not too hot (for once I was thankful for the clouds) and I saw some sort of coot/moorhen type bird with six young, black kites, buzzards and a heron. No crocodiles though, thank goodness!

I’ve visited the chapel before, from the path behind, and it was interesting to see it from the front and I kayaked right inside it (eventually - after misjudging the entry angle and bashing the boat against the wall a few times!!).

Really enjoyed myself and can tick thing #78 off my list now! (https://dayzeroproject.com/user/alisonuk/list/164198)

I can highly recommend RockandRiver for kayak hire, and will hopefully do another expedition some time!

For now though I’m retiring to my bed for a while with a COVID vaccination arm and aching shoulders 🤣🤣🤣