Hopped off at the Praia do Camilo to Ponta da Piedade, Lagos Portugal

Our 1st stop in the Algarve was at Praia do Camilo and then to Ponta da Piedade (both in Lagos) as the tide was rising as well as the shade in our little safe beach. Such a fun little beach. It looks a bit crowded down there, but enjoying all the colors of the rainbow. […]

Visited Portugal’s southernmost region: Algarve

Next stop in the Algarve was in Lagoa to check out the Carvoeiro boardwalk, the Algar Seco and the beach off the main street of the town. The boardwalk which just felt faster to walk on than the sidewalk. We walked down this several times to figure out where we could enter the water safely […]

The Town of Sagres , Portugal

So after the first few days we decided to venture out to Sagres, Portugal and also see about some waves for surfing. The view from Cabo de São Vicente looking east. If you look closely, there is a small cave to the left where a few people were chilling out. This is the most southwesterly […]

Relax and Unwind: Southern Portugal

Since we had selected a more interesting place to stay in southern Portugal we also took a couple days to just hang out there, relax, explore, swim and did I mention relax? Our place was just outside the town of São Bartolomeu de Messines in the Fonte Ferranha. The owner was one cool dude and […]

The best of Faro and endless fun in Praia do Ancão, Portugal

The last day in Portugal we checked out Faro although due to a late start we just explored options for our next visit and then went out to Praia do Ancão for some beach fun. The following day we headed back to Spain, but not quite home, to check out other future places to visit. […]

Stopped off at a village called Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

Instead of rushing back to Granada, we would stay a few more days in Ronda so we could check out Setenil de las Bodegas. It’s a small town that has been built into the rockface and it’s interesting to see and walk through. I mean Granada has the Sacromonte, but this is really cool to […]

Exploring Ronda, Spain

Our final full day of our trip we explored Ronda in more depth as we had been here before a year earlier but only for 4 or 5 hours. We found some more interesting, historical tidbits and I even had a lone evening discovery walk. A view from the lower terrace of the gardens at […]

Gibraltar, Escapade

Fun Memories from our trip to Gibraltar. Dave laughed at me because I bought a few bags of items that I found at a supermarket that I cannot find in Spain. I was so excited. Gibraltar was really neat with a lot of history and could easily walk across in one day. Yes, Hercules was […]

Montpellier, France

So, we’ve been in Montpellier, France since Sunday to allow me to indulge in my love for fútbol. It’s been nice to have the opportunity to watch games in my 2nd WWC. We also took in some sites along the way before taking a break in Andorra until my next match in Montpellier next Tuesday. […]

Andorra: The small country in the Pyrenees

Our 2nd stop was in Andorra, a tiny little country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, before returning to Montpellier for my final WWC knockout match. I was able to drive through the Pyrenees from the south through Spain and through the north into France. Absolutely magnificent drive either way and highly recommend. Andorra […]