Happy Easter and I'm in Lagos, Portugal!

Lagos marina, note the tiled boardwalk, view from my rental flat.

Happy Easter to you my friends from Lexi Cat and I!

I was booked to go back to Freiburg on April 17 and woke up one morning a week prior and asked myself why not stay in Sevilla a bit longer? Angela and Ryan planned their annual (avoid Semana Santa) trip to Lagos, Portugal to visit friends and since train service there is sketchy I asked if I could tag along, basically invited myself. Bruce and I had been to the beaches and spectacular cliffs at Lagos (pronounced Lagosh) but hadn’t lingered to really see much of the town and it was an opportunity for me to do that. 

Driving down the spring flowers were out, yellow and purple on bushes, the earth is a coral almost dark orange tone that stands out from the green, just beautiful. Portugal is on regular European time one hour behind Spain’s. That is where I am writing this from now, in a studio apartment across from the marina. 

First off upon reaching town we went to see their good friends Anya and Paul to get the keys for the flat Angela and Ryan are renting from them in town. They live in a very small town, Odiaxere, outside Lagos with their collection of old rescue dogs, the stories they tell about each one’s escape from hell are horrifying. But those dogs have these two humans in their corner and they all looked happy, healthy and free living with Anya and Paul.

One of them, like the ears!

Another, this one likes scraps from the table, we were warned not to feed him.

Anya and Paul put out a spread of lovely munchies which included one of the best guacamole I’ve ever had (secret is cumin). Anya grows a fantastic cacti garden.

Came into town to get Lexi and I settled meeting Daniel to get the keys. Angela and Ryan got themselves settled, then a large grocery store run to buy a few basics like coffee!!! for the mornings at Intermarche, the very large, new grocers. Dinner at a high class but casual Italian restaurant across the marina called Portofino’s where they were short staffed and very busy so we gave up our table to sit outside after eating very tasty pasta. They appreciated our move so much they comped us a drink. Food and service was excellent with a view over the marina. P.S. Happy Hour exists here, there are many British expats along the Algarve and I expect it is a custom from them.

This is the first post of more to come, we've been busy here exploring the town, and the Algarve, it's been wonderful!

Happy Easter to you! Cheers Bev and Lexi Cat