Saturday

Early trip through narrow cobbled streets to a gym in Lisbon called Fitness Hut. Quite impressive. I have noticed that people are in good health. Very tanned and active. Also noticed, while driving through the countryside, I didn’t see any trash or overwhelming billboards. Counted only one semi truck in 200 miles! Everything is tidy and I have not noticed any homeless or druggies roaming the streets. Hmmm, it makes me wonder what is going on in America that homelessness and drugs are such an obvious issue?
I was convinced that NOT knowing a word of Portuguese would be okay, because surely English is a universal language. Not so! We drove from Lisbon to Lagos through all the small towns and stopped for a late lunch. True Portuguese style. I never thought I would see the day where Ashley eats a plate of sardines. We managed to order our meals using mostly sign language and hoping for the best. The food was fantastic and the wine was great. The lady brought me a jug of the house wine! I think going to the “non touristy” small towns where no one speaks English is one of my favourite things to do. It was challenging and fun!
Loved seeing all the farms and even lots of tree farms. Found a handsome bull that would be an ideal partner for my jersey cow, Charmin 😉Read more