The Gypsy Flea Market

The gypsy flea market is held once a month here and they sell everything from bedspreads to wallets to winter coats and even live chickens. It reminded us of the flea markets we saw in Stuart FL (except for the chickens!)

October in Lagos, Portugal

October 28th 2012
We have now been in Lagos, Portugal since October 3rd– hard to believe that almost a month has gone by. We have met quite a few of the cruisers that are here for the winter in the marina – most are from Europe and many are repeat customers coming back to Lagos year after year. One of the first comments we heard was that many call Lagos, “Port Velcro”. We understood what was meant by thi ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more

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