Blogs from Algarve, Portugal, Europe - page 3

Well, we've embraced the beach lifestyle and are sleeping in and taking it easy. We’re letting the kids sleep in and Anne and I went for coffee again. The local market has a coffee shop in the back and she makes a good cappuccino for Anne and an Americano for me. Just what we've been looking for. We usually take 2! After our coffee, we walked around checking out the local restaurants and shops and then went down to the beach area we went to at night. It was completely different seeing it during the day. We walked out on the cliffs and took some pictures. It's funny how getting older makes you nervous about stuff like that, especially when you see your kids do it. We then walked back to our place and found a ... read more

Started as a bit of a slow day. Anne and I got up and went to have coffee and read up on the area to get ideas. We knew we wanted to book parasailing, a boat tour in the caves and surfing for the kids but weren't sure where to do it from. We wanted to go with a well rated company so we weren’t disappointed. After coffee we woke the kids and went to see the beach area where on surf lesson shop was located. It was a nice spot but the water was pretty flat at the time and didnt give a good feeling of a spot to learn. The guy said that low tide is usually better and thats in the morning. We went back to the car and drove to Albufeira to ... read more

To navigate this blog it is easier to read the text 1st, then click on the picture and it gives you larger pictures 1 at a time. Use this link for access to all the posts.www.mytb.org/Mukkins Nothing too exciting in this post...planning some trips including a 6 km cliff hike, a castle visit in Silves for next post. See the sunset, arch and Armacao de Pera cave visit #2 as the sand was washed away showing a larger archway and the caves have a bit more room to walk. Grocery stores have some interesting sea creatures... sting ray, Squid, Octopus, evil looking fish, Dried-Salted Cod no country eats more cod per capita. Mostly imported Norwegian cod, salted and dried to preserve. It is said that the Portuguese have more than 300 recipes for cod. Albufeira Marina ... read more

See map to make it easier to understand the progression of the pictures. Today is Sunday February 27 and I have been in my next place for 9 days. This was originally written mid February, but I did not label the pictures until today. This is the link to see all of the posts-more convenient than the single blog link the blog service sends in the automatic emails. copy and paste https://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Mukkins/ After Arriving with my new Visa January 21, 2022 to my long standing 30 day reservation at an AirBNB here in Armacao de Pera (pronounced Arm-a-sow de Pear-a) I started looking for a long term apartment to stay in Albufiera, but it is quieter and much smaller at 35,000 in the summer, more quiet and is favored by Portuguese families and tourists. It is ... read more

Its Tuesday the 23rd and I am bored to death staying inside drinking tea and coffee to stay warm so I am posting these pictures of my beach walk last Saturday the 21st. Portugal has 586 miles of coast line so this walk is batatas pequenas. :) Right now its blowing 18-20+ km/hour gusting to 25+ cold 58 degrees high of 62 today minus wind chill. No heat in the apartment except the oven I turn on occasionally-trying not to die of gas inhalation. Getting down to 43 degrees tonight and wishing I was in warmer climate. This is the longest section of the beach locally, maybe 60% of the the total length of Albufeira beaches. Starting below "My Spot" The end of the beach and my target are the combination of natural and man made ... read more