We went to the end of the world. Our first stop was Capo de Sao Vincente, this most southwesterly extremity of Europe, up until the 14th century, was known as the end of the world. It is wild, rugged, beautiful and windy. I read somewhere that in the 16th century the first “lighthouse” was aContinue reading “Sagres, Portugal, 2020”
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Lagos, Portugal, 2020
We took a day trip to Lagos, which is another small city not far from where we are living in Praia da Rocha. Each time we go out exploring, I think it is not possible for the sights to be even more beautiful, but it always is. Our first planned stop was Ponta da Piedade.Continue reading “Lagos, Portugal, 2020”
Monchique, Portugal 2020
Another little town not far from where we are staying in Monchique. It is in the mountains, with a totally different look and feel. The town itself is rather charming. One of the main attractions is a 17th century monastery about a 15 minute walk from town. We did not do it as our dayContinue reading “Monchique, Portugal 2020”
11th Century Castle, Silves, Portugal, 2020
We took a trip to Silves to see the castle. It is only about 20 minutes drive from Praia da Rocha, and well worth going. Silves was originally the ancient capital of the Algarve. It was under the Moors from the 9th to the 12th century. We got our first glimpse of the castle sittingContinue reading “11th Century Castle, Silves, Portugal, 2020”
Scuba Diving, 2020, Coiba National Park, Panama
A month ago, towards the end of our stay in Panama we took a trip to Santa Catalina so Daryl could spend a day diving. It took a while to get the pictures together but here goes. It was about a five hour drive from Pedasi, and so very much worth it. After some research,Continue reading “Scuba Diving, 2020, Coiba National Park, Panama”
2020, Alvor, Portugal
On Saturday morning we took the bus into the next town, Alvor, which is supposed to be one of the most famous fishing villages in the Algarve. It was about a 20 minute ride. First stop was for coffee at a little side walk cafe. The town had narrow cobblestoned streets. There was not muchContinue reading “2020, Alvor, Portugal”
2020, Museum, Portimao, Portugal
On one of our day trips we went to the museum in Portimao. There is some ancient history from the time of the Romans and the Moors, but the bulk of the displays are about the sardine industry. There is displays of some of the equipment used in the wooden ship building industry of Portugal.Continue reading “2020, Museum, Portimao, Portugal”
Portimão Portugal 2020 Town Walking Tour
We are actually staying in a town called Praia de Rocha, which is a new modern tourist town a couple of kilometres from Portimao. On Sunday we decided to do a walking tour of the old town. The streets are narrow, cobblestoned and beautiful. We found a marked tour on google and followed it aroundContinue reading “Portimão Portugal 2020 Town Walking Tour”
Portimao, Portugal, Walking by the cliffs, 2020
One day after we walked up “our steps” we turned right instead of left as we had done on previous days. The wide cobblestone walkway turned into a dirt track with a small fence to keep one from wandering over the edge. Anywhere you looked on the beach of Praia da Rocha the views wereContinue reading “Portimao, Portugal, Walking by the cliffs, 2020”
More of Portimao, 2020, Portugal
This is day 5 in Portimao and all we have done so far is walk, and then walk some more. It is pretty amazing, the new and the old side by side. At the top of “our stairs” the ocean is straight ahead. However if you look both right and left we are in aContinue reading “More of Portimao, 2020, Portugal”
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