
Here is the lovely group of girls from our recent trip to Portugal, if you are ever in southern Spain you must make sure you visit the Algarve. Oh, and have a glass of vino verde (green wine) which will satisfy all your needs after a long stressful day lying in the sun on the beach. I have to warn you that the resort we stayed in, and many that we drove past, were very…lets say…bland. Huge apartment blocks, identical to the next, towering over the city which consists of some restaurants and touristy shops. BUT, a big big but, the beaches and scenery in Portugal are mesmerizing and I have never seen anything like them, tropical and truly one of a kind. Long sandy beaches, with turquoise waters and engaging rock formations lying in the sea. We went to Ponte de Pideade, El fin de Mundo (most western point in Europe) and a few stunning beaches a long the way. Next to the fin de Mundo there is surfers paradise; a long sandy beach with huge rolling waves, where we sat drinking sangria watching the sun sink into the sea over the horizon. Oh, I also forgot to mention, if you are a massive kid like I am, the Algarve has a great waterpark in Portimão where you would be occupied for days.

