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🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time

The sun is shining yet again this morning. Taking it easy for the time being. A slow start of the day so to speak. It is holiday time after all.

Went to the British shop to replenish on a few items. We even bought a Christmas Pudding and other sweet things. One of the Carcassonne gang who drove to here will have to take that in their car to bring back to France.

But for the time being it is relaxation time on our terrace. It will be soon time to go to lunch.

It is a very pleasant 25’ walk alongside a couple of golf courses.

Excellent and super hot / spicy 🌶️ Thai food

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🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time

Brilliant sunshine this morning, that tells me we should find a beach 🏖️ for lunch.

But first a coffee by the pool

We drive a few kilometres to the coast for a nice walk along the boardwalks.

All the way to a very nice restaurant for lunch

We walk back to the car and decide to pay a visit to the local Designer Outlet to spend a bit of money.

Time for a rest back at the villa before hitting the Club House.

Tonight is quizz night

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🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time

Late start this morning, possibly too much whisky last night. No plans for today at the moment. The sun is shining so it might be worth spending as much time as possible outside.

Decided to go and explore Faro. On the way there we stopped at the fish market to get something to eat for the evening.

Followed by a coffee and a walk along the beach front.

It is only a few miles to Faro. We could not resist stopping at the large shopping mall on the way. A couple of purchases were made.

Further on and the town centre where we found a convenient car park and continued on foot. I was not too impressed with the old town. I doubt I shall come back there.

We got back to the resort by 4pm, no time to hang around

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🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time

A slight head ache this morning which is not surprising due to the number of cocktails which were drunk yesterday afternoon and evening.

It is a beautiful and sunny day so I think a lot of walking to discover the area is a must. But before that, it is time go to the next town’s supermarket which basically serves the mostly British 🇬🇧 population living or holidaying here.

Back to the Four Seasons Resort for a small bite of lunch and a rest sitting outside.

Time to go for a walk. It takes only a few minutes to reach sea.

Excellent walk with a pleasant pit stop in the middle.

The evening Apéro started very early as we had to celebrate S.. obtaining her French 🇫🇷 nationality that day.

It was followed by diner a few miles away in our case and back to A..’s villa for a few more drinks and cocktails whilst waiting for the last couple to arrive from Carcassone after delays with their flight.

I cannot really remember what time we walked home for a couple of night caps. Needless to say I slept well.

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🇵🇹 Autumn holiday time

Made it to Toulouse airport, despite torrential rain, in plenty of time which means we can enjoy an early morning coffee and a small bite to eat.

It took over 20 minutes and a steep climb and a few bumps to get out of the very thick cloud cover.

The rest of the 1h50 flight was smooth and pleasant enough.

The pre-ordered rental car was waiting for us and we were soon on our way to the south and the 2h30 journey. Amazingly, the roads were totally empty.

Made it to the resort in Quinta do Lago safely and met up with our friends. All in all there will be 11 of us all from thee Carcassonne area.

The rest of the afternoon and evening consisted of quite a lot of cocktails by the pool then inside the club house and dinner at the club house.

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Autumn holiday time

This year we are off to Portugal 🇵🇹 and to be precise in the Algarve in south of the country. There we are staying with some friends arriving on the same day. Quite a few other friends are staying in the resort at the same time so it might prove very interesting indeed.

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