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Thursday, March 26, 2020

Phot-o' the Day: Sunset over the Beach, Nazaré, Portugal


Sunset over the south end of the beach in Nazaré, Portugal, as seen from the grounds from the appropriately-named Hotel Miramar Sul. ("Miramar Sul" translating roughly to "Seaview South. Which it provides quite beautifully.)

The water looks placid from way up on the bluffs. But Nazaré is not known for placid water. What's it known for? Ask your surfer friends. The answer is: the highest, largest, surf-able waves on Planet Earth. But those waves roll in during the winter and can be found on the beach north of the town. This picture is from the last days of summer, and at the south end of the beach,

Visited September 2017.

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