Christine in Faro, Portugal

Vacation equals laying on a beach.  That's the whole purpose of visiting Faro, Portugal.  Faro is a scenic, 2 hour bus ride from Seville, Spain.  We drove past rolling hills.  Though most were brown.  Because it was 40 C (104 F) there.  And, as best I can tell, no rain.  Ever.  Well, not during my journey.  There are no pictures.  I may have fell asleep part of the way.  I'm sure you all are shocked.

The ocean. (I've skipped to the fun part.   We'll get back to the city in a second.)

Faro is also the southern most point of Portugal.  Learn something new everyday.

After arriving, we toured the old town.  Check off the church.  And the boats.  The food was spectacular.  We shared shell fish paella (which is actually a Spanish dish, but whatever).  Amazing tasting.  And drank sangria.  So refreshing.

The main event of the trip was the Deserted Island.  I took the 40 minute ferry ride over.  The island has a restaurant that serves fresh fish from the waters.  The fishermen live right there.  And some umbrellas and chairs to rent.  A nature trail walk and lots of sea shells also occupies the island.  We spent the whole day being lazy by the water.  What a great day.

From Faro, we took the train to Lisboa (Lisbon).

Christine

Me in front of the sign to everywhere.  

Maria and the sangria: