Our Portugal Vacation
Netherlands / Portugal / Spain / Gibraltar / Morocco / Germany - April 6 to May 1, 1990

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

April 6 - Edmonton to Amsterdam

April 7 - Amsterdam to Lisboa

April 8 - Lisboa

April 9 - Lisboa

April 10 - Lisboa to Ericeira

April 11 - Ericeira to Alcobaca

April 12 - Alcobaca to Granja

April 13 - Granja to Amarante

April 14 - Amarante to Castelo Branco

April 15 - Castelo Branco to Mirada

April 16 - Mirada to La Linea

April 17 - La Linea to Tangier

April 18 - Tangier to Gibraltar

April 19 - Gibraltar to Albufeira

April 20 - Albufeira

April 21 - Albufeira

April 22 - Albufeira

April 23 - Albufeira

April 24 - Albufeira

April 25 - Albufeira

April 26 - Albufeira

April 27 - Albufeira

April 28 - Albufeira

April 29 - Albufeira

April 30 - Albufeira to Frankfurt

May 1 - Frankfurt to Edmonton

Tuesday, April 24th - Praia da Oura

Up at 9:30 a.m. and hot water for showers, but not much pressure. Quiet morning with breakfast at home, then out to the pool for some sun at noon.

Our favorite activity  Rest and relaxation
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Lots of activity poolside, like tossing balloons filled with water at each other until they break. Watched the antics of a dozen British teenagers; a soccer team from England. Lots of tops off until about 4 p.m., then the sky clouded over and the rain started coming down.

You're gonna get wet!  Poolside when the sun came out
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Good thunderstorm until 7 p.m. Carole and Merv had to wade though 6 inches of water in front of their unit before they would join us for a pre-dinner drink. Then down to the restaurant for a "Tropical Party Night", complete with buffet, wine, games and entertainment. Carole had the most unusual entrée. She turned over her cold pork and much to her surprise; it was the jawbone from the little porker, complete with teeth. To her credit, it didn't throw her off too much and the meal was enjoyed anyway.

A Portuguese delicacy
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Bit of dancing, some games, jokes and a magic show finished off the night. It had quit raining and off to bed at 11 p.m.

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