Pousada Do Infante Sagres

... jack tshirts or associated Brit paraphenalia. Indeed, youth was conspicuously absent, initially just a few rich silver surfers at the bar, one of whom insisted on loudly sharing with the clientele her lack of colon, and its medical and digestive implications! Anyhow, post Bull we headed back to camp having been on the go most of the day. Unfortunately the showerblock was without either light or hotwater which made for a most invigorating pre ...

... but did some paddling! for lunch we headed 5km up the coast to Luz. A wonderful sunny afternoon and towards the end of it Lym did venture into what turned out to be rather too powerful surf tho he is now feeling more confident about trying to get "out back" beyond the white water, albeit usually unsuccessfully... more pracise required. Still, another day spent in mid20s temperature, few crowds and stunning scenery.

... above the river Odeceixe which runs out to the Atlantic. This was an idyllic location and though the tide was all wrong to surf, we parked up on the river bank within sight of the ocean: an absolutely fantastic location which was all ours complete with open fire. We commented on how different the Portuguese attitude is to free camping; its almost part of their constitution!

The kiting in Alvor is supposedly one of the best spots in Portugal, because of a huge shallow lagoon, however the wind was in the opposite direction so we ended up kiting on the sea side in the waves. Exhausting, but very fun to launch off the waves. We met a wicked ...

The west and south coast of Portugal is pretty much a long stretch of beaches surrounded and separated by huge red cliffs and you can get from one beach to another by crawling through caves in the cliffs (I also think that's where the bums sleep at night...) We did some surfing at a small secluded beach that I had been to 4 years ago with my family. We’re ...

... loojus susisedes ookeani, märkides sellega nende jaoks maailma tippu.

Neem on näinud igasuguseid aegu, küll ründasid Portugali sealtkaudu hollandlastest ja prantslastest piraadid, küll tabasid seda maavärinad (1755 ja 2007).

Muidugi on sellest kohast tehtud turistidele meelepärane koht, kus saab süüa viimase bratwurzti enne Ameerikat ning soetada käsitöötooteid.

... that as well. We just happened to be in one of the three main lanes when we went through the toll and that helped a lot. The car rental return place was getting close now and the only obstacle left was a 7 exit roundabout with 5 circular lanes and even with stop lights. I am not sure how we did it as there was a lot of traffic but we did - thank goodness! We had a nice taxi driver who then took us back to our flat and we unloaded ...

... and is studying here in Lagos. Apparently she is in between houses and is living in hostels for a few weeks and she just found this 5E a night place herself last night as well. She also works at one of the bars here in town. I swear. Lagos is just filled with English speakers. I kid you not. Hardly a word of Portugueuse is spoken here. Half the pubs here are British pubs. Many 20somethings work the bar and don't speak Portugeuse. I go have ...

... but also on the water and breezy with incredible views. We got in at dark so all we could do was eat dinner, but I did get to sit out on my balcony and look out at the stars. Today we got up early and drove to the cape (the SW most point) and took some photos and looked over the edge and then went back and toured the fort of Sagres. It is easy to see why the place was so scary to sailors. Then, we got in the car for the long drive to Ronda in the mountains.

... and the absolute peace of the moment. None of it costing a penny, every bit of it priceless. We spent the evening in Lagos after finding ourselves a great deal on a hotel. Forty five euros for three people! The saving paid for dinner. Lagos by night was great and again, the people were outwardly friendly everywhere we went. It maybe a bit premature for such a bold statement, but even in just a ...