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Raffy and Vanessa at the beach
On the first weekend of our trip we drove to a wonderful secluded beach a few miles from Cascais, where the boy got his first taste of the sea.
  James, Oliver and Jean-Baptiste
James with his son Oliver and little friend Jean-Baptiste. As you can see, the surf was great.



The girls chatting on the beach. We met Tiphaine and Alexander Modley, friends of J&J while we were visiting, and with their three children and Jo's parents, we had quite a crowd on the beach that day.


Dan with surfboard
With waves like this we had to go and play with them! James, Alexander and I had a great time with our body boards - got battered a bit though...
  James surfing
James Groombridge washes up on his body board... The waves were huge and crashed down almost vertically on this beach, which made for a few bruises!


Three babies in a tent...
The three sleeping bubs in the shady tent.  From the left, Sebastian Modley, Rafferty and Annabelle Groombridge.