Faro

The flight to Portugal went quite smoothly. The usual Air Transat, crowded, mediocre food (at least there was food this time) and a muffin made of 12 different sugars which went uneaten - thank goodness we were prepared! We picked up our car, hit take-me-home on the [preprogrammed at home] GPS and headed for the Luna Alvor Village, our apartment hotel. Upon checking-in we found that breakfast was included, which was a nice little bonus. We then immediately went for a walk. It's amazing how good it felt to be walking after being cooped up in the aircraft. After the bitter cold of Ottawa (okay at least for us) it is astounding how good 16'C felt! There is a big difference in 16'C in Canada in the spring or autumn when the ice is forming or melting, to where it rarely goes below 8'C. We then went into town (Alvor), did some shopping, went back to our condo, made dinner and were in bed by 2000h.