On our drive from Baleal to Sintra, our next and last stop for this trip, we planned to take the smallest roads which wind down the coast as far as you can go.  Here is one of the interesting places along the way; Praia de Santa Cruz. 

This hamlet consists of the huge destination-resort hotel on the cliffs at left, and the few little Residentials and cafes down on the beach in the bay.  We went into the resort and their brochure didn’t even list a rate (if you have to ask, you can’t afford it).  The property is fenced with a guard.  They have golf, equestrian, horse-racing, bicycling, 4-wheeling, tennis, swimming, surfing, fishing and anything else you can think of.  We had coffee at a Café on the beach and moved on.