Albufeira, Portugal and Seville, Spain!!!

This morning I went on an exploratory run with no water and GPS... Hmmm... Mistake! Ended up out about 4 miles in 90 degree heat, dying of thirst and knew I had at least 3 miles to go to get back to the hotel but didn't know how I would get back. Prayed that I could find water along the way... Found a house with some people just getting into their car to go somewhere (only house for miles it seemed ). I said "agua" and did the sign language to show how desperate I was. The guy went in the house and brought a whole gallon of drinking water out with a glass. I downed 3 of them and said, "obrigado!" profusely and was on my way. I had run through a large golf course near the coast line and by a river teaming with birds of all kinds that I've never seen in my life. Then I found some sandy roads going through farm land and sand dunes. Then I finally found a paved road that took me to a beautiful beach which had a long board walk that I took back to the golf resort and then to our hotel. Phew! I'm not sure how far it was but it was approx 1-1/2 hours of running in the heat. Good practice for Hood to Coast! Thank you Lord for allowing me to benefit from Your provision in spite of my lack of forsight and planning!
After morning exercise, we showered, had our breakfast of fruit and homemade granola that Grant made and packed up once again. On our way out of town, we stopped at Aunt Inge's vacation homes for nostalgia's sake and took some pictures. I then decided to wonder down the little road to the "Praia Azul" (Blue Beach). It was hot but beautiful and the water and waves looked so inviting! So we decided to jump in the waves and do some beach combing for just about an hour before driving over to Seville, Spain. The water was so refreshing and it was wonderful to play a bit in such a beautiful place! We were so surprised and tickled to find some beautiful shells also which we had never before found on a beach anywhere :-)
Our next excursion involved driving around 2 hours to our destination in Espana--Seville!!! After parking in a underground garage, we carried all our luggage quite a distance (maybe about 1/2 mile) to our bed and breakfast hotel. We were welcomed by our very gracious and jolly host and hostess who treated us to fresh squeezed orange juice and lemonade and gave us a Google tour of the city and recommended some restaurants and sights for us to see. It was helpful for us especially since we only have about 4 hours more to see the sights in the morning (Monday, 7/1) before driving back into Lisbon to meet Fountainview in the evening. They start their filming on Tuesday! These few family days are quickly coming to an end. But we have much much adventure still ahead!
We found a quaint little restaurant with a great view but terrible food ;-) you win some and you lose some... And had a brisk evening walk around the city to see all the beautiful architecture lit up. We observed that there is a very active night life both in Portugal and in Spain... Maybe because it's so hot during the day. When it's cooler at night, people come out in droves. Looking forward to discovering more in the morning and then travelling through the mountains between here and Lisbon.
Thank you for your prayers specifically for us being able to find and meet the Fountainview group in a timely manner! Good night :-)
Enjoy the pictures below of today's adventures!