After an easy start to the day we decided to take the coast road as we left sleepy Lagos behind. This was to try and save a bit of money on the ridiculous tolls that the government has implemented on all the freeways to try and raise much needed money. So we drove through town then turned for Faro, and the game began. My mission was to get to the car rental place with the least amount of petrol in the tank, without running out. We had 87 k's to drive and the car ...

A nice relaxing day today as we enjoyed a sleep in. Once up we had a nice fried breakfast on the balcony to enjoy the views. The skies were pretty dark and ominous letting us know what sort of day to expect. We jumped in the car and dropped our washing off at a laundromat. After much laughing and gesturing we had it all sorted for pickup in the evening. Well we hope so anyway. Then we went for a drive over to Meia Praia, a 4km stretch of golden sandy beach. We ha...

8.10am and we were on our way. Not that early but early enough for us. Parking was hard in Lisbon so we needed to be gone before the inspectors started on their rounds. Quick crappy breakfast and out the door for the last long haul in Portugal. Well when I say long haul I mean 300 k's, just down the road really. I did most of the driving with my own thoughts as Jac slept away the journey. I sat under the speed limit to try and save fuel. The stupid hire car mob w...

Well they banged their drums and played their flute late but that was all we heard of the commune. It was an experience but it really didn't affect us in any way. And let's face it, we don't want to stay in hotel chains all the way. But anyway we filled up on muesli and toast and headed the short distance into Lisbon. Once again it was a pain trying to get where we needed with all the one ways. But eventually it was sorted and we checked into our hostel with a sm...

Today started very unPortugal like with rain pouring down. As a result we took it easy and had a very relaxed breakfast. After a great sleep it was a nice way to start the day. Jac had a Skype with her mum during brekky and then we went up stairs to finish packing. By the time we had loaded the car the rain had stopped and the sun was starting to show it's face. So we set off back up the top of the hill where we were going to take in Pena Palace & park. At th...