The Brennans have gone to Portugal

 Today we went to Olhão, a fishing village a little west of Tavira. It was a beautiful day—so nice that we sat close to the water and had lunch. It is much larger than Cabanas and features a fish market. The large red or maybe brown building is in some of the pictures. Ron Austin is here, and we have talked about golfing but have not arranged anything yet. I believe Jeff and Cathy Pettit arrive on February 15th. I have not played golf, but as I said, John Henry and I did hit some balls in Spain. Here are some pictures of Olhão.

 Yesterday, we went to Monte Gordo, which is almost in Spain. We were still looking for Dry Vermouth but did not find any. Our search did find mint and a very nice restaurant on the ocean called Cuica.     The mint is for the lamb we are serving the Henrys tonight. Here are some pictures of Monte Gordo and a video of the beach at Manta Rota. We took Sophia to this beach when she was three months old. Sophia, I don't think you will remember it. VIDEO The video is not here. I can not get it to work, but will keep trying. Sorry