To start with you take the longest ferry trip running from Praça do Comércio to Montijo. if the tide is low you will get a spectacular view of waders as you approach Montijo - bar-tailed godwits being particularly prominent. Setúbal is the end of the next stage of the trip, a nice enough journey but nothing special. The Igreja de Jesus is an early Manueline church. This is far from being my favourite architectural style and I was not too unhappy to start on the next stage by bus to Sesimbra. This was an unexpectedly scenic trip and Sesimbra is a very attractive town with a good beach and a pretty spectacular fort up above the town. it is worth using the local bus to get to the fishing port of the town at Porto de Abrigo. This is very busy and teeming with boats - nobody looking here would believe that the fishing industry is in crisis! It would be untrue to say that the next bus to Cacilhas gives much pleasure, particularly as it is now likely to be the evening rush hour. It took ages - and ages.

Then there is a shorter and very crowded crossing back to the starting point.