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4.6.17
Até mais Portugal
I pulled a stupid stunt on my last day here.
Something I don't want to forget because I need to get a little more serious when it comes to time management.
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO EVERYTHING LAST SECOND.
The problem is these things tend to work out for me, but that doesn't mean I have to put myself through the stress of it. Every single time.
..
So, I decided to get to the airport exactly one hour before my flight.
I was listening to Google maps, and it said we would need 37 minutes to get there. Me being me I planned exactly for those 37 minutes.
We left the beach and hopped in the car.
I tried to cheat the app and found a few side roads to make the trip less of a detour.
We made it to the freeway, and everything was going smoothly.
We were cruising towards Faro, and my heart rate was just slowly rising.
Then about 15 minutes from the airport all traffic stopped.
HAHA there was an accident! (Nothing bad.)
No part of my plan.
We started moving along.
This ended up going on for a good 15 minutes, which of course threw off my timing.
We ended up getting to the airport 25 minutes before the gate closed.
My adrenalin was kicked up by now.
I was the person running around with my suitcase in the air.
Those seem to be the moments when everyone around you is taking their sweet ass time.
I ended up making it, which I really really didn't believe would happen this time.
I was in my seat.. in my wet bikini.
Eventually, when we got to cruising altitude, I hopped into the bathroom and decided to change into something more airplane appropriate.
I took off my swimsuit and left a little sand dune on the floor.
I had to laugh, I couldn't believe I had taken it that far.
Next time I will be a good responsible adult.
One of those adults who has time to read a book at the airport.
2.6.17
Fóia
We made it to the second highest point in Portugal (902 m).
It was a hike from hell.. mostly for me.
The car ride got to me and it ended up being freezing at the top!
We climbed into a cloud and the wind didn't die down until we were almost back to the car.
Good thing we had the beach towels with us because otherwise, I don't think we would have made it all the way.
You can imagine what a group of girls wrapped in beach towels on the top of a mountain looks like.
And now the positive side of things...
You could see all the way to the coast from the top.
And the forest smelled like eucalyptus!
I had no idea eucalyptus even grew in Portugal.
Experiencing the weather up there made for a really cozy evening back at the house.
31.5.17
Silves
Climbed around a fortress.
Raided some orange fields.
Ate over the top portugese pastries.
I think their cakes were made out of pure eggs yolks and sugar.
My sweet tooth is directed more towards chocolate.
Whipped cream, pudding.. really anything with a smoother consistency I don't like.
In the the end, the dog roaming around the table got a creamy lunch plate.
To summarize, we made the best of our rainy afternoon.
30.5.17
Carrapateira
We switched in the southern coast and headed west.
Parked our cars in Carrapateira and started the walk towards Bordeira.
We walked about a 10 km loop towards Amado.
Portugal.. this landscape.
I was in my happy place
The views and the sunshine beaming down was all I needed.
Hoping next time I visit this place I'll also be playing around in the waves.
27.5.17
Salema to Sagres
The coast of southern Portugal exceeded my expectations on so many levels.
I was ready for a nice getaway with the girls, some relaxation and hopefully some sun.
Then the beauty hit.
Wildflowers everywhere, insane views and beautiful beaches.
We were there in the off-season so I felt like we had kilometer after kilometer just to ourselves.
On the first day, we headed from Salema to Sagres.
An 18 km hike from our little fishing town to the southwestern tip of Europe.
The whole day looked just like this.
A cove to a cliff through a field of flowers, up the hill to the cove over the cliff and to the next one.
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