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| Fort at Lagos |
Tuesday 14th August. Lagos is typical of what we
expected of the Algarve - stunning rock formations, sandy beaches, historic
old town and full to bursting with tourists. We had only planned to spend one night there
so left mid-morning for Albufeira.
We had a lovely sail down to Albufeira on a beam reach with
no swell. Even when it’s warm, sailing out at sea here is a chilly affair, and we’re
normally wrapped up in jeans and sweatshirt. So doing some coastal sailing
makes a pleasant change, and for the first time on this holiday I was sailing
in a bikini. But now we’re in the marina
it’s hot, very hot. We’re tucked inland away from the main town and sheltered
from the wind by a hill and some unusually designed apartment blocks
painted in Neapolitan colours.
Wednesday 15th August. Albufeira is similar to
Lagos – wonderful rocks, good beaches but completely overwhelmed by tourism.
Back at the marina, most of the restaurants serve British fare, the exception
being Tasca, where we ate last night. We had a Portuguese fish casserole with cod,
prawns, cockles, pimentoes and tomatoes – delicious!
Thursday 16th August. Quick hop to Vilamoura, a
beautifully designed marina that’s full of super-yachts.
Friday 17th August. I don’t know how the super-yachts put up
with the noise. As we left the marina at 6am this morning the clubs were still
throbbing!
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