Praia da Luz

Wow, I sure do love this place! We swam in the Atlantic yesterday! Laid on the beautiful beach and then went to the water's edge! Stood there for 10 minutes trying to get our courage up to dive in. I did, and lost my breath for at least 15 minutes! I could feel all my fat cells and blood cells solidifying in the cold! Braved another dive and then laughed my head off as Jules tried to do the same! It took her another few minutes but we were both wet with the Atlantic ocean at the end, and thank God we could get out then! Will leave the swimming to the pool or Mediterranean from now on!! Totally loved seeing my friend Tricia and her partner Graham here for a couple of days. We will meet them again in Porto for 2 nights which, though I don't want to leave Luz on Tuesday, I am really looking forward to. Tricia, Jules and I went to Lagos on Friday. What a lovely old town. Narrow streets and old whitewashed buildings. I would like to have more time there but I could say that about everywhere we have been. I think I need to travel for 20 years to see everything I want. We are going back to our favourite restaurant tonight, which happens to be Indian. The most amazing Indian food I have had in a very long time, if ever! I went in to book and he greeted me like a long lost friend! Good people skills. We have had an influx of UK holiday makers and lets say I am glad we are leaving on Tuesday. It's blowing a gale and I'm sitting in my favourite beach Internet café, wine this time not beer, my newly washed hair is turning to dreds! We have been very lazy, lying on the beach or beside the pool. Eating bread ham and cheese (blue in my case) tomato for breakfast, salad for lunch and then out for dinner. As it was Tricia's last night yesterday so we went to an African restaurant. Very expensive!! €35 pp for 2 courses and copious amounts of wine. Not much by Perth standards definitely but we are used to paying €16 max each! I guess I will have to order another glass of house red for €2 before we need to leave for dinner! We are walking to Burgau tomorrow morning. We think it's only 4kms but I suspect that's as the crow flies!! As my lovely friend Tricia says, 'Catcha'!