The beach is a spectacular sandy one, lined with imposing ochre cliffs. The water was not a bad temperature, but no swim today. For swimming options we have an unheated outdoor pool – not likely - and a huge indoor pool – much more likely.

Once we got into our rooms, we expected to crash for a few hours, but found sleep impossible. So we went to the apartment’s little store and stocked up on a few essentials and then sunbathed on our wonderful balcony. Then we met Jim & Marjolein for a drink and headed out to tour nearby villages of Alvor and Lagos. Both had their charm with predominantly white buildings and clay tile roofs. We also discovered many buildings with tile-covered facades, some simple and some very ornate. We are finding the people so far very friendly and English speaking thank goodness.

We finished of a very long day with dinner at one of the many restaurants adjacent to the hotel. We all had seafood of some kind with a nice dry Dao white to accompany. The day finally ended at around 8:00, which was probably pretty amazing considering the length of this day.