On To The Western Algarve, House Hunting, Day 2
After two days in Tavira, we were ready to drive West on Saturday to the coastal tourist town of Lagos. A one hour drive down the A22 (did I mention Portugal isn't very wide?). The hotel, the Marina Rio, was in a great location, very near the marina (duh) and a short walk from the center of town and included a decent breakfast buffet. Our 3rd (or as we say, 4th) floor room had a balcony with a spectacular view of the marina. We weren't here to be tourists, but we had a couple of days before the next round of House Hunters, so why not? Our last day trip to Lagos was a bit rushed, so we were happy to explore more and use it as a jumping off point for Western Algarve. It was past the end of the high tourist season, so it wasn't wall-to-wall holiday-makers, so that was good planning. On Tuesday, we got up and drove to meet Peter at his office in Carvoeiro (it is just a few doors down from Paula-the-nicest-lawyer-offices). He drove us to Portimao, where we met his partner in