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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, 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”