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”
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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, 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”
Arriving in Portimao,Portugal 2020
We had a flight out of Gatwick at 3 PM, left our hotel at 11 AM which gave us a chance to grab a bite to eat. Checking in was seamless…as was our arrival. Passenger rights was prominently displayed. It was a three hour flight to Faro and then an hour drive to Portimao. OnContinue reading “Arriving in Portimao,Portugal 2020”
London 2020, Day 3
Our last full day in London. We again took the hop-on hop-off bus with a few main goals, but were open to where ever the spirit took us. Our first stop was Trafalgar Square. Could have easily spent all day there!! Lots of buskers. We went to the National Gallery, and could have easily spentContinue reading “London 2020, Day 3”
London 2020
We had a couple of days at home, thanks Heather and Mike for the wonderful hospitality. Before we actually had a chance to catch our breath we were off to London. I actually slept for a coupe hours so wasn’t dead when we arrived. We took the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station. It was quick.Continue reading “London 2020”
El Valle de Anton, Panama, 2020
El Valle de Anton, Anton Valley, is a little town nestled in an extinct volcano. We left Santa Catalina, another little town on the coast, and it was incredible hot. Four or five hours later when we arrived in Anton Valley the temperature was considerably cooler. Hot when the sun was shining, much cooler atContinue reading “El Valle de Anton, Panama, 2020”
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