Sleepless in the Alentejo

Could not sleep last night, lots of reasons, but so annoying... Gave up trying more than once, made a drink, read, caught up on Blip... 

So quite pleased that, with Paul and Ju's help, had a productive morning anyway, and also very glad I could have a good nap. Went to church, and then Paul went off with the Padre to Évora for a bullfight, starting at 22:30.

Us three, meanwhile, went to the Lake beach below Monsaraz, and had a meal together at the bar there - these were the boats in the bay, including Tiago's Dutch sailing barge, furthest right. As we came away, there was The Big Dipper (the Plough in the USA) clearly in front of us, pointing up to the North Star. And then, the waning moon, rising huge and orange across the Lake...

Home and blipped, and the bullfight not even started yet...