We've learned how to say "thank you" in Portuguese now and a few other words. For the most part, people are quite jolly here! Seems to be a pretty laid back culture in the Algarve region so far :-)
We've found some salads, pastas and Indian curries so far at a couple restaurants we've visited. Yesterday, on our way down to Burgou, we found a great fruit stand where we purchased a watermelon and another honeydew-like melon, some oranges and nectarines. Yum! Discovered they grow all these things locally as well as lemons and limes which we will be enjoying in our water in the morning. After dinner last night, we wondered down to the waterfront and found a gelato shop. They had some interesting flavors, one of which was fig/almond. Wow! That was a treat for the taste buds, for sure. Then this morning as we were taking our last walk around Burgou, we found the trees that grew those figs and almonds. Figs and almonds are also local crops here as well.
We arrived to our hotel around 3:30pm today with the thought of leaving our things in the room and then heading out for a hike. But while we were checking in at the hotel, we discovered the sea cave boats that take people for tours through the sea caves. The last tour of the day was to leave at 4:30pm and by the time we called to check on them it was 4pm. To our surprise and delight, they said if we hurried down to the marina, we could still make that last boat! So we hussled as fast as we could, snacking on apples and rawnola bars as we went. We made it just in time before the boat pulled out for the cave adventure! It was incredible!!!! A once in a lifetime experience that we will never forget! Pictures are below. Enjoy!
Tomorrow as early as possible, we will go find the houses where Aunt Inge used to live and host holiday makers for so many years. Then we head to Seville, Spain where we will spend only the evening and Monday morning exploring before we will need to travel back to Lisbon to meet the Fountainview group. Lisbon is where the filming/concert tour starts. Hoping to be over jet lag by then and be able to deliver Tiffany to her group in a healthy and happy state :-)
We have much to be thankful for! This family time is precious and we are savoring it for soon we will have to share Tiffany with the Fountainview group where she will be playing an important part in their filming project of "The Great Controversy" DVD. Bryan, Grant and I will travel along side they as much as possible to support in every way we can as well. Please pray that we can meet our deadlines and that divine order will be what governs every project that we or Fountainview embarks upon. There are so many unexpected things that can happen and obstacles that could get in the way. But we know that this is God's project and He will get us all through it step by step as we trust Him!
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