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Published: August 29th 2008
Our Hostel in Lagos
Look up...wayyy up where there is a balcony, that was us drinking wine and watching the sunset.We arrived in Lagos at 6:30 starved and worn out with no place to sleep. We got out of the bus station and went on a mission to find food. A swordfish dinner called our name! After we ate we went to look for a hostel; it was two hours, two police officers, too many strangers, and more windy streets than we can count. We arrived exhausted, only to dicover that the owner of the hostel had been taken to the hospital. Fortunitely a neighbour lady took us in, for 20 euros a night we got one bed, a balcony and a spectacular view. Not bad! We went to bed, dirty, thirsty and worn out.
In the morning, after a quick shower we were off to discover this beautiful, surreal, hidden wonderland of a town. We quickly realized that Lagos is a spiderweb of streets and the map we had was pathetic. Just when we thought we were on the right track, it made a U and we were turned around, and sometimes busy streets would mysteriously end. Nevertheless, we found the beach (the famous Meia Praia) did some swimming in the ice cold ocean and sunbathed for a few
In the Hostel
Jill displaying our love for fruit juices on our bed in the hostel...looks more like a 4 star hotel suit to me. hours- taking it all in. Upon return to our hostel we noticed that the sand had come with us, literally covered us (must have stuck to our sunscreen) and then there was sand everywhere!
The next day we did some kayaking along the beautiful coast line of Lagos, including the Ponte de Piedade and witnessed some spectacular views of the rock formations and the Meia Praia beach in the distance. There were 9 caves in total, all having a variety of aqua coloured water, did some snorkeling and basically had a blast for 3 hours. At the end our arms were sore and we were known as the ´crazy Canadian girls´ (they were just jealous that we were always first in and out of the caves, kept up to the guide and kayaked like we were pros).
After another lazy day taking the beach in, we took the bus to Sagres and went to the Fort to obtain some of the most beautiful scenic views imaginable. We had tried to get them onto a picture...but after a long discuss we believe it may be one of those places you just have to see to believe. We also saw
Suite view.
OUr view from our balcony. Cape St. Vincent which is considered ´the end of the world´as it is the furthest southwesterly point.
Once back in the town of Sagres, we met a couple of fellow German travelers and went for a Sagres beer (a Sagres in Sagres) HAH.
Missing you all and our next blog will be from Madrid.
Love you!
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