Yeah.
Welcome to the Algarve! If you're just tuning in, we've been spending the last two weeks exploring
Portugal and we are happy to be in the sunshine. Although we're staying in a really resort area, we
wanted to check out some of the other towns that are a bit further west of where we're staying,
and that's how we found ourselves in Lagos. This is where we're going to be spending the afternoon.
We hear there's some good hiking and some great cliffs and beaches, and the town looks cute. Let's
go take a look! And Bill's hungry and it's time for lunch. We're going to go see what we can find to eat.
We're here in early November and the weather is pretty chilly, so we have
all our layers on, but that also means that there's far fewer people. We pretty much have
this beautiful boardwalk to ourselves and we're enjoying watching the sailboats go by.
Also, the stones that are on the ground - this town looks really cute. The fishermen are out,
I can't wait to keep walking around it and exploring it!
Headed back to our car. As it turns out, our time here has been cut a little bit short. We
met a dog owner, stopped to pet her dog, got to talking to this lovely Danish woman who has lived here in
Portugal since 1988, and we heard a bit about her story. You know, it's so fascinating the
people that you meet when you're traveling, when you open yourself up and you're just a
little bit more extroverted than maybe you're comfortable with, and you play with their dogs.
It was lovely talking with her, but we didn't get to explore as much of the town as we wanted to,
because we have a hike that we're trying to do at sunset.
We think if we leave right now we'll be able to get up there just in time, so we are hurrying to
get our car and head up there. Hopefully we have some amazing sunset shots to show you guys!
Well, we got out here way too late to actually walk in the trail very much,
so we're just going to have to settle for a really nice sunset.
These boardwalks are a fantastic place to watch the sunset from. They're not necessarily a secret,
but you'll be sharing them with 100 or 200 of your new favorite friends.
Absolutely beautiful. Beautiful place to watch the sunset when you're in the Algarve.
There's easily two dozen, maybe three dozen, gathered just on this one spot
to watch the sunset. What is it about sunsets that make people gather? I mean, we're here, so i get it.
When you are where the Brits vacation, then you order food like the Brits!
Especially if you're married to one. [Bill is a dual US-UK citizen]
This is our final day in Portugal and the weather is absolutely beautiful. Portugal clearly wants to
leave us wanting more! We enjoyed Lagos so much the other day that we felt we
didn't quite give it the justice it deserves, so we are actually headed back there
right now to do some more exploring of some roads that we missed last time.
The vibe in Lagos is totally different from the other places we've been in the Algarve.
This town is hopping, has lots of fun shopping, tons of cafes
spilling out in the streets, and lots of street performers, which is a lot of fun
to watch and listen to as you're walking around. So much activity here! We really
really love it. If we were to come back, this was probably the area that we'd stay in.
Hurry up and take the video already! Somebody's hungry!
We are here in really early November, and it's busy, but boy I bet it's just
packed in July and August. I have to say, I know I said that this is probably where we'd stay if we
came back, but if we came back in the peak time, we'd probably go to one of even the quieter
towns - one of the nearby fishing villages - rather than here, but off season this is the place to be.
Say it again! If it's this cold when we get to Lisbon, I'm not
sure I want any ice cream. That's the biggest fake news I've ever heard.
All right, from the Lisbon airport, we are here bright and early. It is just shy of 5am and we've
got three flights today, and this is what $500 of savings looks like - because leaving at a
reasonable time costs more. Yeah, so we'll be home in about 24 hours give or take. [Don't.]
My phone is picking up your chewing!
Mmmmm, that was a good cookie.