We headed inland to the historic town of Silves and to the castle on the hill. The health and safety wasn't the greatest as you could very easily fall off the walls!! Also, they had ruined the inside by using brand new bricks to add a garden and cafe which really wasn't in keeping with the era. Next stop was the lighthouse at Cabo de Sao Vicente which is Europe's most South-western point. It was very windy so slightly concerned for Bob's safety, as the t...

We got on a bus to Lagos. In Lagos, we walked up some steps to a hill and walked up the hill to the science centre. I liked the cargo carrier, pirate ship, blowers, wave machine, boat, lift, submarine, lighthouse and the see-saw. I think it was better than the Valencia one. There was an Ale Hop and I thought it was very good. WORDS BY DANIEL

We had a long morning of work and then went out for a trip to the beach. We had to go up and down hills. When we got to the beach there was a beautiful sun. I plunged in the sea and didn't feel cold. After a while, me and Libby put on our wetsuits and snorkelled in the lovely clear waters of the Algarve. At first, we didn't see much, but after a while we saw hundreds of fish. Finally, we got back, had a shower and played three cool games! My favourite was Suss, ...

Blue skies - hurrah! And a fab day of not doing very much really.... children making dens and getting very cold in the swimming pool, a yummy barbecue for lunch, sitting chatting in the sun and Bob had a bath (well he got cleaned for the first time anyway!).

So after a mammoth day in Seville yesterday we all woke late, surrounded by wet clothes and spent a morning preparing to head to Portugal which mostly meant trying to find some clean and dry clothes and then going to Decathlon to get some more clothes for M&D and then going to Mercadona to replenish food supplies and shop like we had never seen a supermarket before.... We eventually managed to leave about 2.30 for the 2 hour drive which we slowly realised wa...