Wash-day in Windy Sao Lourenço

The Quinta do Lorde marina faces into a huge, dark, red volcanic cliff. The pier wall is opposite, but it's still not enough to keep out the stiff northeast winds from the Atlantic. There's a spectacular walk along the windy cliffs of Sao Lourenço. But not today.
We wash the sand and salt of Porto Santo out of "Babette" and take the clothes-wash on the Marina van trip-to-town, a 15 minutes drive, to Machico. These shopping trips are free, that is included in the rather stiff Marina price. Here even water costs! And that's about the only thing for sale here, in the middle of nowhere. There are no food stores, or any stores, near the Marina. The english couple in "Lady of Lorien" are also along on this town trip, and we do Machico in the alloted hour. The 15th century church is very rebuilt and restored, in the shady town square. The black pebble beach has a nice palm-tree lined boardwalk.

In the evening the Swedisn sailboats"Christina" and "Eos"arrive, adding cheerfull sounds to counter the mornfull wind. Also comforting is the Bacalao dinner in the lantern-lit hold and, later, a glass Madiera with "Tamarisk" onboard.