While we’d technically gone to bed early, it was our first chance to sleep in in a good while, and we took shameless advantage. By the time we were up, showered and fed, it was almost noon and we knew…
Lisbon to the Great White North
Turns out that with a 4:30am alarm, nobody wins… except those that have to drive three hours to the airport! In short, Grant drives, and Jess “navigates” by falling asleep for 1 of the 2.5 hr drive. Fortunately at the…
Beach, Boards, and Birthday in Lagos
Finally embracing what ‘vacation’ is supposed to be, we had another lazy, restful morning before grabbing a quick pastry breakfast at “Cyber Cafe” (sadly we had exhausted our supply of Belem tarts). Today we were off to the big beach…
Sandy Coves in Lagos
Thankfully, upon rising and realizing we were more than a little hungry, we were able to munch on a few leftover Pasteis de Belem cream tarts for breakfast (still delectable, particularly with some cinnamon and powdered sugar on top!). We…
Journey to the Algarve!
Armed with plenty of beach recommendations along our route and a 10am checkout time, we were all up and out early, determined to make the most of our day of traveling to the Algarve. However, once again, Lisbon Airport transportation…