Lisbon gave us a fine rainy send off, but the weather cleared as we headed further south before the blue skies broke through as we neared the coast. Nathan had come down with man flu the day before so Day #1 in Albufeira was spent watching TV with this view outside....
Day #2 - we grabbed the airport shuttle and headed to the beach and the old town area.
The beach has either an outdoor escalator or glass lift to get down to the sand and old town; who needs stairs with modern technology????
Day #3 and #4 was more exploring around the old town and at the resort's private beach. Nathan was saying he hasn't seen skies that blue since Australia.
That was pretty much it really... just an easy five day break away from the boat, exploring a coast we might not get to (if we head direct to the Canaries, that is). On that note, we've decided to store the boat in Lisbon and head back to London for the summer. It's a two-fold reason really - the new mast put a dent in the budget that we might as well top up now and secondly, we're out of season, it's cold and windy, and we can't head further south for at least a few more months. We've just spent a few months sitting in one place and neither of us fee like doing that again, so with the boat in a secure marina and the airport only 5 mins away, it makes sense to get some work in while we can't sail, so we can sail longer when the season comes about again.
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