Lagos, at least I got caught up on my movies!!

Trip Start Jun 08, 2008
1
63
65
Trip End Dec 08, 2008


Loading Map
Map your own trip!
Map Options
Show trip route
Hide lines
shadow

Flag of Portugal  , Algarve,
Monday, December 1, 2008

The Bus, well the only way to get from Seville to Lagos Portugal in the Algrave was the Bus. A 5 hour bus ride that was suppose to be 4 really wasn't that bad. I usually hate the bus because I have to fold my legs into the tiny little seats and hope to hell I don't get all cramped up in the middle of the journey. My bus was leaving at 7:30 am so I caught the city bus to the station. I boarded the bus and headed straight for the back row knowing for sure that it has more leg room. Luck for me I got my well deserved seat and I was feeling good. The bus was almost full when we departed from Seville. It stopped about a dozen times throughout the journey. At the first stop, almost the whole bus got off, the only people were this old guy, 2 Aussies and me. 4 people, that was cool. I now had the whole back row to myself and stretching out was a nice treat that is for sure. I figured we were going to pick up a whole bunch of people on the way but, nope, it was just the 4 of us the entire trip, until we got to the 3rd to last stop, then it was just me. I got off the bus in Lagos and I figured it was going to be quiet especially since I was the only person on the bus going to Lagos.

When I arrived at my hostel, it was quiet alright. I think there was a total of about 6 guests but I was hoping that it was going to be a little busier when the weekend came around. NOPE, those 6 people checked out and the a new 6 people checked in.

The Weather, well I have been struggling for the past week or so with the weather. Lagos was crazy cold and the hostel had very little heat. Everyone was walking around with blankets around them, layered socks and all the hoodies they could find. Outside was worse. The rain started to fall and didn't stop for about 5 days. The cool thing was that even though it was raining we had a ton of entertainment. The hostel has this really nice 50 inch flat screen TV and about 300 downloaded movies. Everyday we sat and watched about 4 movies. Transformers, Lord Of The Rings, and The Lost Boys was just the start of a movie marathon.

Every morning we had the most incredible treat that I haven't had in a while. Breakfast cooked every day. Mamma, who the most wicked person on the earth made crepes every morning for all the starving backpackers. It was like a feeding frenzy every morning, chocolate, jam, apple sauce, and Nutella made for the best mornings.

The only thing that I did the entire 4 days that I was there was take a long 3 hour walk along the cliff sides of the Coast. Though a really nice walk, and the views were amazing, it was kind of a damper that it rained the entire journey. I came back soaked to the bone and not all that happy but it was really nice, sitting down with a mug of tea and watching a movie. It really felt like home, chilled out and relaxed. If I had to pick a week to slowly end my trip on, that would be it.

Lagos, that was it, beautiful little town, quaint, and chilled out, loved it. My next stop was, THE LAST STOP, Lisbon. I hoped the weather was better because I really didn't want to end this trip on a soggy note, I guess we will see............................
Print this entry