Sir, – In her travel piece on (Magazine, October 29th) Sorcha Pollak, holidaying in Portugal's sunny Algarve describes alternating naps on her sun lounger with dips in the "surprisingly chilly Mediterranean sea".
Maybe her surprise could be accounted for if she realised she was actually dipping in the Atlantic ocean! – Yours, etc,
BRIAN QUIGLEY
Bettystown,
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Co Meath.