Praia da Luz, Algarve, Portugal

OMG OMG OMG! I'm here! Finally on the Algarve, where I've wanted to visit since I was 15!! We arrived yesterday after a 4 hour bus journey on roads to rival Australia for straightness for miles!! Very comfortable journey and only €20! Our apartment is amazing! So clean and spacious, 2 bedrooms (yay!), I get the double overlooking the pool and ocean as I had to sleep on the floor in Paris! Only fair! I'm sitting at a cafe on the beach, drinking a pint of beer so I can use their WIFI. A tough life but all in a good cause - communication!! Our last day (and second) in Lisbon, we walked the narrow lanes through the Alfama district up to the Castle. Wonderful! Then we walked back down again. By this time it was hot and very humid. From there we walked to the riverfront and had a café in the massive Praca (square). A couple of guys were busking, playing Portugese music on guitars. Such atmosphere! There are street performers everywhere in Lisbon. Jugglers, guitarists, accordions. Such talented people. And they make my hippy gear look quite tame! After lunch we joined the Portugese in a siesta! Yes, we gave in and went back to the hostel for a 2 hour sleep!! Then we went out for Sangria and more street entertainment. Dinner then back to bed, well it was 10pm! The Portugese would be disgusted in our weakness! Anyway, today the wind was up when we woke. Damn, we will have to miss the beach and stay by the pool! I went out to the local shop and bought laundry liquid and became the laundry bitch! It's all hanging on an airer on our balcony chasing the sun. I moved it from my balcony when the sun disappeared and moved it to Julie's to get the afternoon sun. Nothing like clean washing!! Heaven after a week!! I just hope it hasn't all blown away while I'm down here at the beach drinking beer and talking to my friends, you! I'm currently listening to a group of young English taking the mickey out of the Australian and Kiwi accents. Ha ha, I'm keeping my mouth shut, there is only one of me and 8 of them! But as they are from the 'Souff o Lundn' they can talk! Or rather they can't!! Ooh my face is burnt, I can feel the heat coming through. Bring it on! Julie left the apartment earlier than me, I saw her walking the beach when I got down here but lost track of her. We are travelling well together which is amazing as I'm a person who needs space. Today I'm having a couple of hours alone for the first time and am enjoying it but I do miss our comments and laughter so my 'alone time' is probably up and I need to go find her. This is such a magic place. I didn't bring my card reader down here with me so I will have to post photos of my current view in a day or so. Here's some in the meantime....xx