We took a late night flight from Paris with Ryanair. Unknown to us when we booked it the airport is 2 hours outside of Paris. The shuttle bus cost half the price of our flight cost - I should have researched that better.
Our lovely german friend Jim collected us in a hire car and drove us to the villa at Quinta Do Lago
Four season Fairways. It is a small part of the Algarve region of portugal - typical Mediterranean countryside. Our villa is number 10 and has its own pool - although not heated. All the villas are white with coloured trims - ours is trimmed yellow (which Jordyn loves). The main reception building has a large outdoor pool, a heated indoor pool, a spa plus a swedish sauna and a turkish steam room.
We spent our first day relaxing and enjoying the warmer weather - it was nice to go from 10oC to 25oC. We visited the local beach which is accessed by a wooden footbridge over the Ria Formosa Nature Reserve. In summer the area is home to many migrating birds - but at this time of year there is just Mallard ducks, Water Hens and seagulls. Din't see any Flamingo's although they should have been around. Not great swimming weather - but the kids still managed to get 'a little wet' collecting shells!
On our second day we drove west along the coast to a town called Lagos where the beaches are at the bottom of the cliff. We had a little difficulty finding the beach we had been recommended (and we never did!) but had a lovely experience at a few others. The water was cool, but apparently not as cold as the pool at our villa.
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| Ana Beach - Largos |
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| Paragliding - Lagos |
Our third day was spent lazing around the Fairways pool - drinking sangria and reading. The kids spent all the time in the pool and only surfaced for food and drinks. Jordyn met a young girl called Ruby who is holidaying with her family just down the road from our villa. She is also 9 and lives in Wales.
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| Faro cathedral - 15th century |
Our fourth day was wet and cool, so we went for a drive along the coast.
On our fifth day we drove to Faro after lunch to see the 13th century moorish walls of old Faro town. It was so picturesque - small winding streets with ancient cobblestone roads.
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| Follow the black brick road..... |
Our lovely german friend Jim collected us in a hire car and drove us to the villa at Quinta Do Lago Four season Fairways. It is a small part of the Algarve region of portugal - typical Mediterranean countryside. Our villa is number 10 and has its own pool - although not heated. All the villas are white with coloured trims - ours is trimmed yellow (which Jordyn loves). The main reception building has a large outdoor pool, a heated indoor pool, a spa plus a swedish sauna and a turkish steam room.
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