When we arrived in Portugal on February 2, 2020, the coronavirus was not on our radar as a vacation changing, a life changing, rapidly spreading problem. A month later it slowly arrived in the Northern part of Portugal….we were in the South. It didn’t stay ‘slow’ for very long and the question we were askingContinue reading “Home to Canada”
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2020, Memories of Portugal
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”
Sand City, Lagoa, Portugal 2020 (and a castle or two).
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).”
Albufeira, Portugal 2020
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”
Touring in the Algarve 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”
Sagres, 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”
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”
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”
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