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Cape
St. Vincent Lighthouse was our first sight when making landfall in Europe. |
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The
Algarve coastline of Southern Portugal is beautiful with a very mild
winter climate. |
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Gyatso's
home for 9 months was the Marina de Lagos as seen here from the pedestrian
drawbridge. |
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Suze,
Jon and David on the pedestrian drawbridge at the Marina de Lagos. |
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Gyatso
is packed in to the popular and crowded Marina de Lagos. |
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A
winter storm brought waves and swell from the south, crashing into the
breakwater at the inlet in Lagos. |
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Lagos
is also home to a large fishing fleet with its own harbor. |
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Meia
Praia, the main beach in Lagos is the largest on the southern coast of
Portugal. |
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View
of Lagos from the city center at sunset. |
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An
old building with lots of charm in Lagos, Portugal. |
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We
enjoyed several outings to the nearby mountains, including the peaceful
resort at Caldas de Monchique which was first developed during Roman
times. |
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Lisa
inspects the springs in Monchique. |
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We
happened to arrive in Caldas de Monchique as the bread was being removed
from the wood-fired oven. |
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David
waited patiently for his rustic loaf, warm from the oven with chorizo
sausage folded in. |
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The
west coast of Portugal is rugged with steep cliffs interspersed with great
surfing beaches like this one in Arrifana. |
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Rugged
coastline in Western Portugal. |
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After
recovering from illness, David enjoys hiking atop Picote. |
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We
enjoy a galão (coffee with hot milk) at one of our favorite cafes.
Yes, the tables and stools are made of cork! |
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David
takes in the views of the Algarve from the mountains near Lagos. |
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David
inspects the arched entrance to the old walled city in Faro. |
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Lisa buys fresh pumpkin at the
Saturday farmer's market in Lagos. |
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We cooked a full Thanksgiving
feast onboard. |
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None of our friends in the marina
had ever tasted a traditional pumpkin pie, and so Lisa baked four of them
to satisfy demand during our stay. |
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Peter
and Annemarie of Onyx spent the Thanksgiving holiday with us and
also a day touring the Algarve by car. |
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Almond
blossoms mark the arrival of Spring in the Algarve. |
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Our
Lady of Guadaloupe church near Vila de Bispo. |
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A
favorite lunch with Jon & Suze during their visit: garlic shrimp. |
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Mimosas
were also in bloom during Jon & Suze's visit. |
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The
anthropologist in David was fascinated with the Neolithic stones near Vila
de Bispo and Sagres. We hiked the fields to see them. |
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The
cement mason in Jon was also very interested to see these ancient carved
stones. |
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Lisa
serves up brunch onboard for Jon & Suze: buttermilk pancakes, fresh
strawberries and bananas from Spain, sausages, and mimosas. |
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Suze
and Jon aboard Gyatso, relaxing after our big brunch. |
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Another
old building with lots of charm in Lagos. |
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With
Suze's decorating talent, the forward cabin got a make-over with
colorful new Portuguese bed linens. |
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Lisa
took a wrong turn while touring the Algarve by rental car, and we ended up
at the amazing beach on the west coast of Portugal. |
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Jon
and David gave Gyatso this added touch: Portuguese tiles framed in
teak replaced the ugly, black plastic boat documentation numbers. |
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