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It's Monday

Who Remembers What Day it is on Holiday?

sunny 29 °C

Today's plan was to go to Lagos. It is known for its walled old town and rugged cliffs over looking the Atlantic. My initial thought was to inquire about getting a rental car for the day. I sometimes like to wait and see what weather conditions are going to be like, or else I would have booked in advance. No worries...until Buddy at the rental counter tells me the price of 140 Euros for the day. Uh, no. Off to the bus terminal we go! The bus ride took just over an hour and we scored the front seats, so we could watch where we were going.
Once to Lagos, we enjoyed a late breakfast/early lunch at a cafe in the Old Town. We were going to have gelato, but figured a real meal would make more sense.

The views overlooking the various beaches were stunning. All the rugged coastline makes for some great grotto inlet beaches. I couldn't help but take off my shoes and enjoy walking on the warm sand. And there is nothing more soothing than the sound of crashing waves.
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The various beaches we got to were:
> Praia dos Estudantes
> Praia do Camilo
> Praia de Balanca

The hiking trail is situated high above the cliffs. Caution definitely must be taken at certain places, so definitely obey the safety signs. Yes, we did all of that!

After our hike, which was crazy hot, we walked through the Old Town and explored a bunch of stores. We even had to stop for some gelato at this point...our count is up to 3 now.

We took the bus back to Albufeira later in the afternoon. The bus stops at the main terminal in the centre of town. From there, we grabbed an Uber (less than 4 Euros) to get us to the location of our apartment.

We had one some problem that we had to fix once back to town and before we returned to the apartment. Ice. We needed ice for the drinks. Crisis adverted...we found some!

What kind of adventure can we get into tomorrow?

Posted by moorsey88 20:49 Archived in Portugal

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