The Brennans have gone to Portugal

 Good evening First let me say our friends from the other London have arrived. Jeff and Cathy Petit and the Henry gang joined us for dinner. We went to Innamorato, the Italian restaurant by the Henry's. It was just as good as the first time. Trish, Kelly and I shared a Tiramisu.   Today, we found a swallow's nest at our front door. At first, Trish and I thought it had just arrived, but looking at it, it looks as if it has been there for some time. Other than that, I have nothing much to repor t. I have been to the driving range but have not played golf. Here is the picture of the nest.

 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

 Good morning Today, we are off to find mint or mint jelly to serve with lamb. We have invited the Henrys over for dinner tomorrow night and are having lamb. Trish thinks we may find mint at a garden cent so that is where we will start. If you would like to go back in time and look at our other blogs just click on the link below.     https://travelswiththebrennans.blogspot.com/

 Yesterday, John Henry and I went to the hotel to hit golf balls. The old system of just walking over to the pro shop is no more. You have to walk up the road, around a bit, then to the pro shop. We decided to go to another country, so off to Spain.  We hit some balls, did some chipping and John took a couple of shots from the sand trap. We wrapped up the day with some putting. Once home, we got Trish and Kelly and had lunch by the pool. I have included pictures of the course and the pool,

  Good morning Last night, I took a picture of the sunset. It is not as colourful as back in Canada due to the fact there is no pollution here.

 Good afternoon. Today, we went to Almancil and Albufeira. Cabanas is very nice, but I would like to be closer to a golf course. There are several on the map in Almancil, so off we went. I was clearly a couple of levels above my pay grade. Just past the course we had entered into the GPS, we found ourselves in a development of homes. The homes were very modern, large, and clearly quite expensive. I guessed they were in the millions. Driving twenty minutes to Spain really isn’t that bad. Next, off to Albufeira for lunch. It is a port with an opening to the ocean, which appears to have been blasted. You will see the entrance in the pictures. Lunch was supposed to be at the Irish Pub. We ordered coffee and waited for the menu. Finally, we asked if we could have a menu, only to be told their kitchen was closed. We could order from the restaurant next door. We ate it, but it wasn't much. Driving through Fero, we took a shortcut to the ocean, but it was a dead end.   I believe ...