Vila Gale Lagos Hotel

... we awoke around 8am) start, it was time to stock up on provisions from the Intermarche, the Portugues version of a large supermarket. We have noticed a wide variation in prices for eg bread which is very well baked,is cheaper than in the uk. the same goes for beer and wine also fruit and veg. not so items which are imported such as alpen (euro 5 a box pg tips euro 2.40 for 80. Anyhow having stocked up we headed to Praia Mos, a little too late to ...

... in to the hostel, and then was planning to drive out to Sagres, the end of Europe. Kirsten and I decided to join him and away we went.<br><br>Alex liked to tell us that he wasn't a typical American. He spoke several languages, and had traveled the world. I found him vaguely annoying, but I was still happy to take a free ride from him. A 30 minute drive took us to Sagres. I don't want to bother trying to explain the beauty of Sagres ...

... it was pretty tame until one of the toreadors almost got trampled by one of the bulls, the dude was lucky they dulled the tip of the bulls horns. <br><br><br>http://picasaweb.google.com /Jonny.D.Lawrence/20091016Albufeira?aut hkey=Gv1sRgCImA4oCXitDO5AE&amp;feat=dir ectlink<br>

... 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 ...

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&#8217;re ...

... I cant speak a word of Portuguese. Its strange that jumping such a small distance from one country to another can produce people so different from each other. Almost everyone that I have had contact with in Portugal have been incredibly friendly, always willing to speak in English, point you in the right direction or give you advice, where as this has been almost non-existent through Spain, and most of southern Europe to be honest. Its refreshing to be able to hold a conversation with ...

... walked a lot faster than I did. The room was very spartan but only 20E a night so we took it. We headed out to walk through town and visit the beach. We walked and walked and walked before reaching the beach our guidebooks said was ...

... expensive - 20 euros(£14.00) for a 6 course meal with all the free wine and beer you can consume. In addition Lagos Marina lay on a free raffle and prize giving at which everyone gets a couple of bottles of port and/or wine and other gifts. God bless Lagos marina! The following day we met up with Geoff and Ann, 2 other yachtie friends of Jon and Andrea, who were holidaying in Lagos. They are all members of the Inshore Cruising Club ...

... here we left at 17.00 on the 9th to do an overnight passage to Lagos. The first hour or two was unpleasant, a quartering sea and large swell caused the boat to corkscrew all over the place. After this settled down we had a beautiful night's sail with a full moon and loadsa stars. The wind and swell combined again to give us an uncomfortable time as we rounded Cape St Vincent at about 04.00. We eventually arrived in Lagos at about 10.30. The marina ...

... here forever with a boat. It's perfect! So last night, was pretty much the last hurrah for most of the hostel guests here. Had some dinner with some Aussie girls and then some drinks with them and two US guys. Went to another place on a third storey rooftop and then on to Whyte's. It's pretty much Whyte's, Joe's and the Three Monkeys, that the hostel hangs out in. Once Joe's and company closed at 2, it was on to the Grand Cafe until 4. Nuts I am not used to ...