Lounging in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal

Martin drinking Sangria in the Lagos Square

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It was time to leave the nest in Cascais and what better place than Lagos, on the Algarve coast in the South.  I had visited Lagos 10 years ago with my buddy Parker, and we loved the place.  Probably had something to do with meeting a couple of other Canadian lads, and partying our time away during the nights, and relaxing on the beaches in the daytime.  Oh yeah..... I was also there in the height of the summer, and obviously the busy season!!!
Lagos was, nonetheless, still fun and beautiful in it's quiet phase.  It's also nice to see that the town hadn't changed too much.  The old town was still the same quaint area it was before.

Michelle on the 'private' beach in Lagos

 We walked the streets as I reminisced about the previous trip - many of the landmarks were still there.  I even returned to the square to drink my sangria, although there was nobody else there this time, when before there had been hundreds!
We watched sunset from the Praia Batata (Potato Beach) the first couple of days while getting in some relax time.  On the second day, we hopped on a boat to check out the rugged coast and grottoes around Lagos.  There were many features that looked like elephants, camels, and even the Titanic and iceberg.  The boat passed through archways into little pools and grottoes.  It's nice to be on water again, as Michelle mentioned, she couldn't remember the last time she was on a boat - which is strange for her!!

Grottoes of the Lagos coastline

On our final day, we decided to walk the cliffs above the grottoes, and check out some of the small beaches we had seen the day before.  We had grand ideas of making it all the way to a town called Luz, but after much weaving along the cliffs, and time on the beaches (with hundreds of steps down to them), we found ourselves barely halfway to Luz when we decided to stop.  We had seen all the same formations from the cliff tops, and stunning views out into the ocean.  The trips down to the beaches were great, and we almost had our own private beaches if it wasn't for a few nude sunbathers.  There is a lighthouse at the point, but definitely not that impressive looking, so we passed on by.  We parked ourselves on the Praia de Mos, and took in the dusk lighting while watchers some surfers, before walking back into town for dinner at the hostel.  On to Spain early in the morning.   *Stub