And to think, I was just there a few weeks ago taking wonderful pictures on the beach. Now in the exact spot where I stood, the sea is heaving beyond it bounds with some freak weather. Large waves were covering everything in their path along the Foz do Douro area of Porto, near Castelo de Queijo. I think the funniest part of this was seeing the news report of people who just stood there on the Boardwalk without regard to the power of the winds and water and watching them get drenched when the big waves did finally come in. Granted you must remember that there is a 10m high sea wall there in front of the boardwalk, but still these waves were powerful enough to come in and over this section. Not sure what this will mean for winter weather in Portugal this year. On a scary side, watching the video made me remember the videos I saw of the tsunami disaster in Phuket a few years ago. I imagine the people getting caught in this wave had a similar thought going through their heads.
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