JUNE 16, 2018 June 15 was a travel day, as we flew to San Miguel Island and the town of Ponta Delgada, in the archipelago, the Azores. San Miguel, as I believe the other islands are, is volcanic in origin with very steep hillsides and great mountainous scenery, with trees and fields and we think […]
xxx JUNE 10-13, 2018 June 10 Caminha is only an hour from Porto but we took the coastal route, turning toward the coast at every turn. We stopped shortly before getting to Caminha for some groceries and headed to our checkin point. It took a while to locate the pastry shop where we announced we
JUNE 6-8, 2018 June 7 6 June was a travel day that was part of our drive up the coast from Lagos. Our flat is just south of Porto in Madelena which is an easy bus or train ride from the old city. We were lucky to arrive with a car so that we could
JUNE 4-6, 2018 Time to depart Lagos. We had a lovely chat with our host Carla last night. She and her boyfriend helped us sort an itinerary up the west coast of Portugal to Porto with advice on where to stop and places to see. We rented a car on 4June and decided to stop
MAY 31, 2018 30 May was a travel day and we had a great train ride from Barcelona to Seville. Seems you can’t take a train from Spain to southern Portugal so we caught a bus in Seville and traveled on to Lagos, with a brief stop in Faro. Glad we decided to stay in