Postcards by the Ocean, My Portuguese Sunsets

Sunsets are sun`s monologues dashingly announcing the end of the day and the beginning of the night

Portugal, by the ocean. One of the most beautiful features of Portugal is the coastline. The constant struggle between the ocean and the land is astonishing.  While travelling through Portugal I made sure that my days were ending by the ocean. There, I was watching the sun going down while the sounds of the day were fading away and the sounds of the breaking waves were telling me stories. Every sunset was ending an extraordinary day being in its self, magic…

1. Obidos Lagoon

Sunset by the Atlantic Ocean, Obidos Lagoon, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu
Sunset by the Atlantic Ocean, Obidos Lagoon, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu

The sun was sinking in the waters and I was trying to catch a glimpse of the green light close to Foz do Arelho where the salt waters of Obidos lagoon are meeting the feisty ocean.

2. The Lighthouse, Sao Martinho do Porto

The Lighthouse and the Sunset, Sao Martiniho do Porto, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu
The Lighthouse and the Sunset, Sao Martinho do Porto, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu

The lighthouse, the sunset and the ocean. The eternal story that starts with “Once upon a time…“ when the sun is falling in the sizzling waters and the beam of light is guiding the lost souls on the seas.

3. Sao Martinho do Porto

Sunset through the clouds, Sao Martinho do Porto, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu
Sunset through the clouds, Sao Martinho do Porto, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu

Just before diving in the ocean, the sun is breaking the clouds cover to whisper  “Goodbye and See you“

3.Praia le Granha, Sao Martinho do Porto

Sunset at Praia da Gralha, Sao Martinho do Porto, Poertugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu
Sunset at Praia da Gralha, Sao Martinho do Porto, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu

A walk on the high crumbling cliffs above the sandy beach, washed by simmering waters at sunset. A gilded path leading to the sunset 

4. Sesimbra

Ending with a Sunset, Sensimbra, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu
Ending with a Sunset, Sesimbra, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu

Away from vibrant Lisbon closer to the ocean, again, mysterious Sesimbra sharing its own stories with the sun while going down.

5.Sines

Sines Sunset, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu
Sines Sunset, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu

My first sunset in Portugal that will always remain in my heart. It is in the sand and in the ocean that I could find solace while watching the sun going down.

6. Cabo da Roca

Cabo da Roca Sunset, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu
Cabo da Roca Sunset, Portugal, by Mirela Felicia Catalinoiu

There is magic in Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of Europe and there is magic in the sunset. Both combined are creating one of my unforgettable memory.

“It is from here, by the ocean, that I am writing to you. I wish I could send you the sound of the ocean so you could hear it, as I do. To feel the subtle salty smell of the waters, as I do, to see its beauty..as I  DO..“- Postcards by the Ocean