Another gorgeous day!

But first, last night...

Around 8pm or so we decided it was "proper" Portugese time to head out for dinner. What a huge difference the time makes! Between 5:30pm and 6:30pm, when we would usually eat dinner, the numerous cafes and restaurants were practically empty, but by 8pm and on, PACKED! It was sooooo busy! There were people everywhere! It was nice that all the restaurants had their menus on display so we could check them out but by the 12th one (or more!) we still weren't committed to any of them. Now, this is where some restaurants make their business; they send servers into the street with menus, stopping people as they go by... (keep in mind that they are all competing for your business so they aren't afraid to say hello!) That's what happened to us. We were taken up a narrow street where many tables were set up outside a restaurant. It was super cute and not cheap, but since we hadn't spent much that day we thought a nice dinner out would be nice. Jeff ordered the spicy prawns (I admittedly had a hard time pulling the head off of one to eat it) and rice and I had fried codfish (one of Portugal's main fish) with potatoes and onions. It was delicious. We had a really nice evening together after dinner, wandering the square where many vendors displayed their (counterfit) wares. If you wanted a fake Chanel purse, this is where you could go.

We spent an hour or so back in our room watching comedy acts on youtube before going to bed... A little Robin Williams just cracks me up.

Now, today. We went back to the supermarket this morning to pick up a few more things (we both agreed that we needed a vegetable to go with our out-of-the-package pasta dinner that was planned for tonight); we also picked up some granola bars and some fried perogie looking things that had seafood in them (we had for lunch).

The only thing I wanted to do today was go on a Grotto tour (google "Grotto in Lagos, Portugal" and I'm sure you'll see where we were this morning). Jeff and I hopped on a fishermam's boat who took us out. We were lucky to have a boat to ourselves instead of sharing with a bunch of others (and yes we wore life jackets). It was spectacular! I must have taken 100 pictures in half an hour because it was so beautiful. Our guide pointed out all the beaches (including the one we were at yesterday, which was neat to see from the water!) as well as some neat shapes the rock resembled, such as the titantic and an elephant!

Once were back on land and had finished gushing about how awesome the grotto was, we headed to the beach, Meia Praia. We didn't have to walk far to find a spot (7km of space will do that). We spent the day laying in the sun and then swimming in the ocean. Jeff and I acted like giddy 12-year-olds while we splashed and crashed in all of the waves. We had a ball! I only freaked out once when a big fish got a little too close for my liking... Jeff proceeded to pinch me, saying it was the fish... Not funny. (lol)

We got lots of sun and found lots of sand in unwanted body parts once we showered back at home.

Speaking of the shower, I did some wash while I was in there... A big huge thank you to the women I lived with in Ghana for teaching me how to wash my clothes by hand! lol

It's nearly 8pm and so time for dinner! We're going to make it ourselves to save some $$$ (and for the experience here) and so that we can go out for a snack later (gelado, here I come).

OH! Before I forget, we chatted with each of our families via skype today and it was super neat to hear those familiar voices. Thanks mom, dad, ma and pops for your support and enthusiasm! It was so nice to chat like that :)

We're off to make dinner and then talk about how we'd like to spend our last day in Lagos (I just learned it's pronounced "Lagosh" - go figure).

Love from us.