Viva La Vita

Today is Mary’s birthday!

Our day started out with a water taxi ride from Alvor to the Lagos Marina. It took about 15 minutes to get to Lagos. We explored the marina and walked over the footbridge into the city. The city was busy (Holy Week), the weather was beautiful, and we were ready to explore. We had a very nice lunch at “The Sanctuary” restaurant. Mary had Sea bass and I had beef stroganoff. The food was delicious.

We took an UBER to visit our friend Elise. She took us to the cliffs, Ponta da Piedade. The views were breathtaking! We plan to hike part of the Fisherman’s Trail that follows along the cliffs at some point (TBD). We went to the beach at the cliffs. We had a nice adult beverage and finally got some pictures of us together. Elise has graciously shared a lot of knowledge about Portugal and travel throughout Europe. We had a wonderful visit with Elise.

Mary and I came back to Alvor for the evening. We headed for one of our favorite restaurants in the village, ALBAR. We had dessert to honor Mary’s birthday! The desserts were delicious and I would say Mary had quite a full day of birthday celebration.

The water taxi awaits.

Our water taxi captain and crew.

Lagos Marina

The market