It's been many days since I wrote, and that's mostly because those days have been filled up with activities and I have wanted to stop or slow down to write.
We finished up our time on the beach with one last day of sun. It was Saturday, and the beach swarmed with people due to the weekend and probably the fact that July was just around the corner. I don't mind the busy beach - still plenty of sand and water for everyone, and it makes for more unique people watching. We all enjoyed this last full day, spending most of our time playing in the sand and in the water, and trying to finish the beach reads we'd all been working on.
Sunday was get-away-day. The Aragos were working their way back to Madrid and then to London via a flight from Spain. My family and Grandma Nancy were off to spend three days in Portugal and then a flight to London via Lisbon.
Portugal was a crazy adventure - mostly good stuff with some stressful moments in the middle. We began Sunday morning by driving from the Spanish beaches west into Portugal. A little hiccup at the border involving the electronic tollways and our rental car didn't slow us down much, and it gave me my first opportunity to say "obrigado." We then drove another hour or so along the southern Portugal freeway before arriving in our beautiful destination of Salema, Portugal, a small village along the Atlantic coast. We felt at home immediately...
...okay, more to come later. Getting car sick on the bus ride to downtown London. Cheerio!
What a summer experience... I want to see a picture of Tricia driving a stick shift car on the busy streets!
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