Blogs from Aljezur, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

So since we were up late both days I'm gonna write from Friday and today but let me tell you this I'm getting close to being on schedule!!!!! Friday, August 2, 2013 So today we stayed home and did our usual like swimming running and having our breakfast. Before we went out for lunch at the same place Russell had all you can eat fish but as I was saying before we left I had to finish my blog (the last one I did)... read more

Carrapateira. Sounds like something you might eat for dinner but it is not! It's the name of a small west coast town and also the name of one of two of its beaches. The other beach was called Bordeira (as was the next town over). Both are big surfing beaches. We only popped in to Bordeira Beach on our way home to check it out and we spent our day at Carrapeteira. This was another gorgeous beach (sadly, we are getting spoilt by the coastal beaches and any other future beaches are bound to compare unfavourably...). There was lots of swimming although it was agreed that the waves at Arrafina were bigger. One interesting thing was that there is a small river that starts at the side of this beach and heads inland. The only way ... read more

I am going to start off this blog with last night's event since I blogged before we went out! We headed out after dinner into Lagos nearby where there was a festival called Arte Doce Competition and Fair. This was basically a fair celebrating Portuguese pastries and cakes and delicasies! Yes, we were in heaven. While we browsed, there was also musical entertainment such as belly dancing and drum bands. There was also a display of fancy creations made of marzipan! Very cool! Almonds are grown here so in addition to the marzipan which we see everywhere, lots of the cakes and tarts are almond based. Also a lot of fig based desserts.We sampled some of the treats (obviously) and enjoyed them all. There were literally hundreds to choose from. We each got something different and ... read more