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One more day and we get picked up to start the first part of our journey home. We have virtually been in self isolation for the last week, and I have had way too much time for social media. Need to stay informed, but I am saturated. Daryl is encouraging me to stay busy doingContinue reading “2020, Memories of Portugal”

On our last outing before the world as we know it changed, we went to Sand City. the largest sand sculpture theme park in the world. It was absolutely incredible. Very few people there, we sure had no trouble keeping a good distance from others. We talked to a couple of the artists. The sculptureContinue reading “Sand City, Lagoa, Portugal 2020 (and a castle or two).”

I read that Albufeira is the ‘premier resort town’ of the Algarve and has a crazy night life. We spent a very pleasant day there, but we were long gone before any partying started!. The beach was absolutely beautiful. The beach is a long way down from the boardwalk. A first for me was anContinue reading “Albufeira, Portugal 2020”

A sunny Saturday morning, a car and the Algarve to explore.What a winning combination. We had a few destinations in mind, but no “must sees”. There were several pottery shops along the roads. We made our first stop at Porches Pottery. The entire shop is a work of art. We actually got to see oneContinue reading “Touring in the Algarve Portugal 2020”

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”

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”