The last week in February and the first week in March we rented a car and took a ten day �land trip� into Spain visiting the historical cities of Seville (Sevilla), Granada, Toledo, Madrid, and Cordoba. (See Spain land trip log.) Shortly after our arrival back in Lagos, one of Mary�s friends came to visit us for a week.
The weather this winter in Lagos was different from what we had originally expected as the temperatures in January and February were cooler than usual, and there was almost no rain. Although cooler, we felt like we were in the sun-belt capital of Europe awaking almost every day to blue sky. It wasn�t until the last week in February that the weather pattern began to change. The month of March saw much more unsettled weather and many more days of cloudy skies, plus some much needed rain. We returned to Daylight Saving Time the last Sunday in March.
This time in Portugal has been special. We have enjoyed the laid-back atmosphere of the Portuguese people. Whenever we think of Portugal we will always be reminded of old men wearing hats sitting in village squares �pondering life,� beautiful tile designs on buildings, interesting mosaic patterns on sidewalks, the cork tree, the smell of bacalau (dried cod) laying in flat sheets in the grocery stores, and the partaking on board our boat of Portugal�s delicious bread, wine, almonds, olives, figs, and oranges. Special just to the Algarve and Lagos will always be memories of beautiful beaches, high cliffs and exotic rock formations, groves of almond and orange trees, and storks� nests. |
