Monthly Archives: April 2014

Praia de Garrao, Algarve – Portugal

Posted on April 30, 2014 by SUNGRL

We had a relaxing day today. We started the day with a walk at Ria Formosa which runs along some of the holes on the San Lorenzo Golf Course, along some sand dunes and then out to the salt lakes. … Continue reading →

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Pinheiros Altos Golf Course, Algarve – Portugal

Posted on April 29, 2014 by SUNGRL

We had our first round of golf in Portugal today. We played Pinheiros Altos which borders the 14,800 hectare Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, an international reserve for rare and endangered nesting and migrating birds. This is ideal given it’s close … Continue reading →

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Albufeira, Algarve – Portugal

Posted on April 28, 2014 by SUNGRL

With Steve back on track we decided to check out one of the local golf courses and hit some balls at the range. Booked in for a game tomorrow but the driving range was closed. Googled a public driving range … Continue reading →

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He’s back….

Posted on April 28, 2014 by SUNGRL

A picture paints a thousand words but for those that don’t know Steve that well he is feeling much better and apparently the Corona’s have never tasted so good : )

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Vilamoura, Algarve – Portugal

Posted on April 27, 2014 by SUNGRL

Today we went to Vilamoura which is one of the largest tourist complexes in Europe comprising over 2,000 hectares of land. It has the largest marina in Portugal where up to 1,000 vessels can berth. There was some very nice … Continue reading →

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Strawberries

Posted on April 26, 2014 by SUNGRL

My favourite : )

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Quarteira, Algarve – Portugal

Posted on April 26, 2014 by SUNGRL

Steve is feeling slightly better although he is starving – he has only eaten a couple of plates of ice cream in the past three days. We decided to venture to Quarteira which is the next settlement along from Vale … Continue reading →

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Algarve – Portugal

Posted on April 26, 2014 by SUNGRL

Unfortunately we haven’t been too far in the last couple of days. Steve has a very infected and inflamed throat. He hasn’t been able to eat or drink for the past couple of days and has done a lot of … Continue reading →

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Vale do Lobo, Algarve – Portugal

Posted on April 23, 2014 by SUNGRL

Body clocks back to normal.  Went for a walk around our neighbourhood this morning.  There are some very large houses with beautiful grounds and pools around.  The sea is about a 5 minute walk and we checked out one of … Continue reading →

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Lisbon – Portugal

Posted on April 23, 2014 by SUNGRL

We arrived into Lisbon at 8am on Tuesday morning. We flew Vueling Air which I think is a Spanish airline. There are so many different airlines over here which we’ve never heard of. Anyway the flight was good and all … Continue reading →

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