Dom Pedro Meia Praia Lagos

14 Nov<br>we awoke early and decided to go for a stroll along the river bank to the point where it met the ocean (NOTE AT TIME OF WRITING, we have an entry for Odeceixe to insert). En route we had a quick wash using water that was effectively run off from the hillside. Proceeding on at the beach, we were greeted by two sea otters, happily frolicking in the surf; a wonderful pre breakfast feast for the eyes. As the tide was running very low, surfing ...

... t the most inspiring town, and after two days its time to move on.The kiwis have a plan, they've got a hostel lined up, and a group of friends meeting them, so why not?<br> <br>A two hour bus ride to Lagos was longer than expected, as we got off the bus we met up with Kirsten another traveler who was staying at the same hostel. Together we all walked to "The Rising Cock" hostel, the clever name suggesting that I perhaps was not its ...

In Albufeira, we went to a Portugese bullfight, not the real deal as in they don't kill the bull, rather they stab them in the back with a bunch of arrows. I thought it was mean, especially the first bull because it was pretty much still a baby and looked scared instead of angry. Jon ...

... there, he was hilarious and exactly like a euro version of an American beach bum. <br>We also went to check out the lagoon, I got out for a couple tacks, the wind was super light and I crashed my kite and it deflated... fun. I had to walk my kite back through shallow water ...

... not "surfers" but we we&#8217;re much less scared of getting tossed by the big waves this time. We also came to the conclusion that it maybe wasn&#8217;t us that, but that it&#8217;s the size of the board that was hindering our performance....<br> <br>http://picasaweb.google.com/Jonny.D .Lawrence/20091011Sagres?authkey=Gv1sRg CMmMtI7egbGKvAE&amp;feat=directlink

I made it to Lagos yesterday. Its basically a beach/party town. The second place that I walked into turned out to be a really great room for 25 euros a night complete with my first english language tv of the trip. Today I spent part of the day in Sagres, the southwestern most point in europe. Good for pictures and walking really really far. Tomorrow I´m going to attempt to get to Seville.<br>

... coastline at home - the Gold Coast for example. Up until now I was quite surprised but pleased at how they were still trying to defy the whole big corporate tourist takeover of the towns and cities along the coasts, but obviously here they have succeeded. Its nothing like home, but I think its well on its way of getting there. I had to invest in more milk today... noooo! 4th litre since I got here. I also had to buy more toothpaste. And im almost due for a new shampoo. Just in case you ...

Today after checking out and leaving our bags at the hotel, we went out for breakfast. We spent some time laying in the sun and watching some kids jump off the cliffs into the sea. When we got bored and too hot it was time for some shade of a bar- the best place to cool down. I had a feeling that this will be the last time for a while that I ...

... tank was gas too. It was in a top cupboard in the kitchen. Every time you turned on the hot water you would here a big swoosh sound as the gas ignited in the tank. It was not a pleasant sound to hear. We don't know much about gas, but we're pretty sure the way they do things here would not be allowed at home. The gas from the stove and the hot water tank is vented outside through a marble range hood above the stove. It is not sealed to the outside. The pipe ends where it ...

... it was like being in the mosh pit of at Woodstock '99. Everyone was jumping up and down, screaming, chugging their drinks, etc. It was madness and it was really really fun. Kelly took roughly 120 pictures that night and they are hilarious. This guy proposed to his girlfriend and she said "No". There were big fat dudes dancing on the bar. Stranger after stranger wanted to get photographed with the birthday card Kelly made for young Tobin. It was a night ...