Population: 10,500
Day 42
I´ve heard of Lagos...but what on earth is it?
That´s what i thought before we got here. And as we got off the train i realised it was a beach place and marina and we were excited. Of course we packed our bathers!!!
Along the marina were so many signs! Dolphin tour signs. After saying no thanks half a dozen times we just ingored the vendors. Talk about insistant. It turned us off even wanting to go on a dolphin tour!!! Not that we wanted to....we´ve seen lots of dolphins off the WA coast.
Greg wanted to take a boat out tho!!! But we didn´t have time for that..
Ended up looking around this gorgeous little town...felt fresh and exciting. Clean and just well...´noice´!!!
High cliffs, hugging little beaches. So scenic. Pretty.
But! What to do here?
We looked for cathedrals...but couldn´t find any. haha. Just joking. Oh wait. We found one little chapel 4m x 3m in a small fort. And we did a tour of Marina school that wasn´t in the fortress guarding the port of Lagos! That was interesting....Lagos is named after S. Goncalo de Lagos! (1360 - 1422)
Really, there were some extraordinary artistic tiles, on the streets and pavements as only the Portuguese can design..
Go eat!
It was too cold to swim. A lot of people were, British, but we just couldn´t...it was still only 25C! I know i need at least mid thirties (or forties) before it´s hot enough for me!!!! The cold weather...(sorry to disagree Silvia who is sizzling in Brizy), but...the sun is still what i yearn for! I just couldn´t stand living in the cold!
Was beautiful weather!
We found a restaurant bar called, Nautragio which overlooked the cliffs and had some Vino blanco.....haven´t had white wine for ages! Gosh the wine is cheap here i tell ya! They cater to the British tho..sandwiches full of butter..ew. I´m partial now to ham and cheese on fresh buns, no butter!
The beach did overlook the swimmers below..and after Greg had said that the photos in Portugal were all a myth (beach babes who were topless!) I looked below...saw some topless bathers, pointed them out to Greg..who couldn´t see them cos he didn´t have his glasses on! HAHA!
Got home at 9.30pm and bombed! Did 500km today....
