Praia de Luz

May 11^th

Dear Professor and Mrs. Pauling,

We have found our ideal fishing village. It is so wonderful, but not as deserted as we had planned. The people are very friendly, teasing and curious so we have company for about twenty hours out of twenty-four.

Peter's foot and nose are burnt, his hair is shoulder length and he has a red beard, very picturesque. He goes fishing with the local police force while I do the laundry in the stream. I am not used to such hot sun but enjoy it in small doses. I fry horrible foods in the darkness for supper and Peter does the washing-up, by scouring with sand, at which I am incompetent.

The caves in Northern Spain were very exciting, and Lisbon very beautiful, but it is pleasanter to be here by the sea. It is difficult to enjoy looking at cities when it is too hot.

Love,

Julia

11 May 1945

Praia de Luz of Logos

Portugal

Dear Mamma and Daddy,

We are having a rather good time. We have stopped travelling for a few days to camp on the beach of a small fishing village of ~700 people, and it is very hot and rather nice. We swim often. The people are simple and very friendly; Julia is rapidly learning Portuguese. I hope we are not spending too much money, but I think it is worth it to have a little holiday and to be in the sun for a while.

I have some crystals growing in London, but there is a good deal of work still to be done.

We missed the lobster time in the fishing town that catches them, so have not really had any. It was too bad. We are leaving tomorrow for Spain, Marseille and Stuttgart, c/o the American Express Co. I hope to travel fairly quickly but it is quite a ways.

Should I send the Porsche to you? I shall ship it from Germany. We shall be in London to meet you at the airport.

We are sunburned and it is somewhat painful. It is nice though, after years of cloud in England.

You can write to us, either at Marseille or Stuttgart, I expect, though we shall be in Marseille before a week, I hope. Perhaps least to Stuttgart. 46, Konig strasse.. [side: American Express]

Camping is fairly difficult due to the high population densities. Most land is cultivated. Still we manage. I do not know how Linda is. OK, I suppose.

Much love,

XXXOOO Peter