1st 100 Days

Day 100 (Thursday, January 6, 2022) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: This will be my final daily journal entry. I thought it would be interesting to share my daily thoughts and activities as well as our costs for the...

Day 99 (Wednesday, January 5, 2022) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 9am this morning, had a cup of coffee and practiced my Portuguese on Duolingo for 30-45 minutes. Then I cooked a breakfast of eggs, chicken, mushrooms, and cheese. I also did...

Day 98 (Tuesday, January 4, 2022) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke at 7:30am, had a coffee and took Sydney out. I fed her and did some training. Then I practiced my Portuguese on Duolingo for 30-45 minutes. Later in the morning, I went to Aldi...

Day 97 (Monday, January 3, 2022) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 8:30am, had a cup of coffee and practiced Portuguese for 30-45 minutes on Duolingo. We had setup a puppy training appointment with Nikki Jenkins of Nikki's Canine Capers....

Day 96 (Sunday, January 2, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: The photo at the top is how our little exorcist puppy sleeps sometimes. lol. Cute or scary? Today, I woke up at 9am had a coffee and practiced my Portuguese on Duolingo for 30-45 minutes. Then...

Day 95 (Saturday, January 1, 2022) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 9am, had a coffee and started practicing Portugues on Duolingo. They only support Brazilian vs. European Portuguese but the app is wonderful so I believe it is a useful...

Day 94 (Friday, December 31, 2021) Today, I woke up around 9am and had coffee and breakfast. We did some training with Sydney in the kitchen and in the yard. In the late afternoon, I went for a 4 mile run along a trail I found nearby that I am calling the Ghetto...

Day 93 (Thursday, December 30, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Guess what? It's rainy and wet again! Actually, there was a brief period in the late morning of blue skies which was quite nice. However, most of the day was overcast again. Bi setup a free...

Day 92 (Thursday, December 29, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today was another cold, gray, rainy day in England and we had little desire to explore so we stayed in for most of the day. In the morning we enjoyed our warm cups of coffee. We did some...

Day 91 (Tuesday, December 28, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, we woke up around 8:30am and had a coffee and a breakfast of yogurt and granola. We cleaned up the Airbnb since we are moving today from Cambridge to Newmarket. Then we took a bus...

Day 90 (Monday, December 27, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up around 8:30am and went for a morning workout. Here is what I did: Ran 4.83 Miles (2.41 Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 2 sets of 10 pullups to chest level or as high as...

Day 89 (Sunday, December 26, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 8:30am and had coffee. Bi made a delicious breakfast of eggs, sausage, sweet potatoes, etc. We discussed some more on puppy training and I purchased the Kindle eBook for...

Day 88 (December 25, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up around 8:30am, had a cup of hot coffee and Bi made a delicious breakfast of eggs, mushrooms, and sausage. Then I went for late morning workout. Here is what I did: Ran 4.84 Miles (2.42...

Day 87 (Friday, December 24, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 8 am and went for a morning workout. Here is what I did: Ran 4.84 Miles (2.4 Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 2 sets of 10 pullups to chest level or as high as...

Day 86 (Thursday, December 23, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today is Bi's official 40th Birthday! I had written a card and 40 things I love and appreciate about her which I had printed out in script on special paper. So, I gave her that in the...

Day 85 (Wednesday, December 22, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up late and had a bite to eat. The we got ready to meet up with Sarah and Sylvia to have a walk around Cambridge. Both of them went to school here so they know the town like...

Day 84 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, we woke up in the new Airbnb, had coffee, and did some training with Sydney. Then we fed her breakfast and played with her a while in the yard. The Airbnb we are staying at is...

Day 83 (Monday, December 20, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Bi woke up several times tonight to take Sydney out and I did once. When I took her out, she went to the bathroom right away and then we went back inside shortly thereafter. At 8:30am we fed...

Day 82 (Sunday, December 19, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Bi woke up several times throughout the night to let Sydney out for a potty. However, we had a couple accidents in the morning when we were letting her play. We caught her in process and took...

Day 81 (Friday, December 17, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Every few hours in the night, Sydney wakes up and makes a gentle wine to let us know she has to go out. Bi then takes her out immediately and she goes to the bathroom fairly quickly. Bi had...

Day 80 (Friday, December 17, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today we woke up late but Bi was getting up every few hours throughout the night to let the puppy out. In the morning, the puppy had a couple accidents but mostly just because we are trying...

Day 79 (Thursday, December 16, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, we woke up around 8am, had coffee and breakfast, cleaned the house, and packed our suitcases. Then we walked over to catch the Train from Lagos to downtown Faro which takes about 2...

Day 78 (Wednesday, December 15, 2021) Cost for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 7am and went for a morning workout.  I am still feeling nerve issues in my elbow but wanted to at least try to work out.  Here is what I did: Ran 1.28 Miles...

Day 77 (Wednesday, December 14, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up late after sleeping poorly. The sublet drama continues since the deposit refund is still "pending" in PayPal. PayPal indicates it can take up to 10 days. Bi found an interesting...

Day 76 (Monday, December 13, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 9am and had a cup of coffee while I listened to abc World News Tonight with David Muir. Then our landlord Patricia and her husband, Matt, stopped by to fix the washer and...

Day 75 (Sunday, December 12, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 7:30am, had a coffee and made French Toast with honey and jam for breakfast. Then I packed up my surf gear and checked out the surf at Porto Mos. It was fairly small so I...

Day 74 (Saturday, December 11, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I am feeling inflammation in my elbows which seems to be most closely correlated with the descriptions of cubital tunnel syndrome. I also have a deep cut on my right hand index finger from...

Day 73 (Friday, December 10, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 7:30am. First, I went to Intermarche for some pastries (Cost: 16.26 EUR). Then I drove to Hiper China to get the balloons I bought previously filled with Helium. It cost...

Day 72 (Thursday, December 9, 2021) Cost for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 6:30am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.28 Miles (0.6 Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 3 sets of 10 pullups to...

Day 71 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 6am, had a small cup of coffee and a snack and packed up my surf gear. I walked to the car and then drove over to Porto Mos to meet Saul and Dom for a 7:15 am surf....

Day 70 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at at 7:45am and went for my morning run and calisthenics. Here is what I did: Ran 1.28 Miles (0.6Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups going as high...

Day 69 (Monday, December 6, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 6am, had a cup of coffee and some granola. Then I grabbed my surf gear, walked a few blocks to the rental car, and drove 30 minutes out to Zavial. Praia do Zavial is...

Day 68 (Sunday, December 5, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: We were up until 11:30pm or so last night which is fairly late for us these days so I slept in and got up around 9:30am. I made a coffee and did some writing. Then I made a quick breakfast and...

Day 67 (Saturday, December 4, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.28 Miles (0.6 Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups to chest...

Day 66 (Friday, December 3, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 8:00 am and had a cup of coffee while I made peanut butter & jelly sandwiches and rinsed some apples and oranges as snacks for our climbing trip. Then I had a bowl of...

Day 65 (Thursday, December 2, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today I woke up late around 8:30am and had a cup of coffee. Bi made breakfast of eggs, toast, avocado and haloumi and then we started following up on some items we have open. I researched...

Day 64 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 8:00am and had a cup of coffee. We reserved a rental car from economycarrentals.com for pick up at 9am about 18 minutes away from our apartment. I checked to make sure...

Day 63 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 5:30am, had a cup of coffee and granola and then packed up my surf gear. I walked a few blocks to meet up with Dom and then we drove out to the west coast to check the surf. The...

Day 62 (Monday, November 29, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I slept in and woke up at 9am. I made a warm cup of coffee and did a bit of writing. I also did some laundry and listened to ABC World News Tonight with David Muir detailing the...

Day 61 (Sunday, November 28, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 8am and had a coffee and a snack. Then I biked over to Hiper China to return a few items from yesterday. (Credit: 18.35 EUR) I was a little too gung ho with my decoration buying....

Day 60 (Saturday, November 27, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 8am, made a cup of coffee and had some granola for breakfast. I listened to the news on the new Omicron Covid variant out of South Africa and the significant drop in the...

Day 59 (Friday, November 26, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today I woke up at 5:30am and had a simple breakfast of toast and jam with coffee. Then I packed up my surf gear and walked a few blocks to meet up with Dom and Beth to drive to Praia do...

Day 58 (Thursday, November 25, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up around 7:15am today and had a warm cup of coffee. Bi made a breakfast of eggs, sausage, tomatoes, toast with Brie and mixed berry jam with cranberries, and oranges. It was...

Day 57 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today we both woke up at 5:40am and had a breakfast of granola and yogurt with coffee. I packed up my surf gear and then we headed over to the bus stop to catch the Eva #47 bus to Sagres...

Day 56 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021) Today, I woke up at 7am and had a breakfast of yogurt and granola with a coffee. Then I packed up my surf gear and went to Jah Shaka surf shop to get a Beach Transfer (Cost: 25 EUR but paid yesterday - Day 55 Nov 22). The beach...

Day 55 (Monday, November 22, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.29 Miles (0.6 Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups to chest level or...

Day 54 (Sunday, November 21, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up today at 7 am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.27 Miles (0.6 Miles to the Park and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups to chest level or as...

Day 53 (Saturday, November 20, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. It was stormy out so I was considering just running to avoid being by the metal bars during lightening....

Day 52 (Friday, November 19, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: We woke up at 6:30am to pack our climbing gear and catch the train to Estombar where we were planning to meet Amanda and Claudio to go climbing in Rocha da Pena. Unfortunately, we ended up...

Day 51 (Thursday, November 18, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Generally, I am fairly disciplined about my morning routine but today, I slept in until the soft morning light started to shine in through the bedside window around 8:30am. It felt...

Day 50 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 7am and went for my morning workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.29 Miles (0.6 to the Park and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups or full muscle ups, 4 sets of 10 dips going as low as...

Day 49 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 6:30am, had a bowl of granola and yogurt, and packed up my surf gear. Then I walked over to the bus stop to catch the #2 A Onda bus to Porto Mos. (Cost: 1.2 EUR) It was a...

Day 48 (Monday, November 15, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and workout at the Calisthenics Park. Here is what I did: Ran 0.6 Miles there (walked back since I had to pick up groceries), 4 sets of 10 pullups...

Day 47 (Sunday, November 14, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and Calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.29 Miles (0.6 Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups to chest or...

Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 6am, had a breakfast of granola and sliced banana with coffee, and then packed up my surf gear. The forecast looked good for Tonel so I hopped on the 7am Eva bus to Sagres. (Cost: 4.3 EUR each way). The bus stop...

Day 45 (Friday, November 12, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 6am and had a quick breakfast of granola and almond milk with a coffee. Then I packed up my surfing gear and walked to the bus stop to catch the 7am Eva bus to Sagres. (Cost: 4.3...

Day 44 (Thursday, November 11, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am again and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.29 Miles (0.6 Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups to chest...

Day 43 (Wednesday, November 10, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.29 Miles (0.6 Miles to the Park and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups to chest level or as high as...

Day 42 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 8am today and did some writing and Bi made a delicious breakfast of eggs, toast, haloumi, and oranges with coffee! We had a nice meal on the balcony. Then we biked over to Praia...

Day 41 (Monday, November 8, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up around 7:30-8:00am, did some writing, and had a bowl of granola cereal. Then I went to get my haircut at Eduardo's Men's Saloon which is a fairly unique and eccentric little place...

Day 40 (Sunday, November 7, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: The night was very cold and windy but it was nice to wake up by the crag. Bi and I each did two lead climbs in the morning and then we had to leave to head home. Amanda dropped us on in...

Day 39 (Saturday, November 6, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, we woke up again at our campsite in the church alcove at Ermita de la Virgen de la Pena. Here is what our campsite looked like in the alcove. The gentleman talking to Bruno on the...

Day 38 (Friday, November 5, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, we woke up and made breakfast of eggs, mushrooms, and cheese with coffee and tea. Then we hiked to the back side of the crag where we spent the day climbing. Above is Amanda climbing on...

Day 37 (Thursday, November 4, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I slept in this morning and then did some writing, packing, and online Christmas shopping (Cost: 91.06 USD). We packed up enough clothes and climbing gear for a 4 day climbing and camping...

Day 36 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.28 Miles (0.6 Miles there and back), 3 sets of 10 pullups to chest level or as high...

Day 35 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I relaxed this morning and slept in until almost 9:00am. It felt nice to sleep in and be lazy. Then I had a coffee and wrote for a while and Bi made a delicious breakfast! She called it Bi's...

Day 34 (Monday, November 1, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and workout in the rain with Daisy again. Here is what we did: Ran 1.0 Mile and then walked 0.3 Mile since Daisy didn't want to run on the way back....

Day 33 (Sunday, October 31, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Unfortunately, it wasn't early enough for Daisy who went to the bathroom on the carpet just as we were getting ready to...

Day 32 (Saturday, October 30, 2021) Cost for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics. This time, I took Daisy with me as well. Here is what I did: Ran 1.3 Miles (0.6 Miles to the Calisthenics park and back), 4 sets...

Day 31 (Friday, October 29, 2021) Cost for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up around 7:30am and had some coffee. I did some paperwork for our visas and then Bi made a breakfast of eggs, toast, and avocado which was quite delicious. Afterwards, I went to...

Day 30 (Thursday, October 28, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, I woke up at 7am. The planned snorkeling trip with a naturalist had been cancelled last night due to visibility. So, I got up and ran 0.6 Miles to the Calisthenics Park for my...

Day 29 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today I woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.28 Miles (0.64Miles there and back), 4 sets of 10 pullups to chest level or getting as...

Day 28 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today I woke up at 7:15am and made a breakfast of French Toast with Honey and a coffee. Then I packed up my surf gear and headed over to Jah Shaka Surf Shop to catch a Beach Transfer (Cost:...

Day 27 (Monday, October 25, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.28 Miles (0.6 there and back), 3 sets of 10 pullups to chest level or as high as possible, 3 sets of 8 dips...

Day 26 (Sunday, October 24, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.3 Miles (0.65 Miles there and back), 3 sets of 10 pullups to chest level, 3 sets of 8 dips from...

Day 25 (Saturday, October 23, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today I woke up late around 8:30am, made some coffee and started working on putting together the documents for our D7 Visa for Portugal. The list seems fairly straightforward but it took a...

Day 24 (Friday, October 22, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 7:15am and made a breakfast of French Toast with blueberries and a coffee. Then I packed up my surf gear and headed over to Jah Shaka Surf Shop for a Beach Transfer at 9am. (25...

Day 23 (October 21, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for my morning run and calisthenics workout: Ran 1.3 Miles (0.65Miles to the Calisthenics Park and back), 3 sets of 10 pullups getting as high as possible so the bar is just...

Day 22 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and ran to the Calisthenics Park for a workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.3Miles (0.65 Miles there and back), 3 sets of 10 pullups pulling the bar down to just below my pecs,...

Day 21 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: We slept in late today and woke up around 8:30am. I made a cup of coffee, and did some research on blogging and newsletters. Then we went to meet up Cathy and Gary for lunch at Cais J Cafe by...

Day 20 (Monday, October 18, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for a morning run and calisthenics. Here is what I did: Ran 1.29 Miles (0.64 Miles there and back). Pullups- different variation where I go past the bar and bring it to...

Day 19 (Sunday, October 17, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today I slept in until 8:30am and then had a breakfast of yogurt and granola. Some of my goals in retirement are to improve my surfing and rock climbing skills, learn martial arts, and learn a...

Day 18 (Saturday, October 16, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7:30 am and went for a 2.95 Mile morning run to Meia Praia Beach. There was not a very good spot to do calisthenics so I just did 100 pushups (40/20/20/20). The sunrises here are...

Day 17 (Friday, October 15, 2021) Costs of the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7:30 and ran to the Calisthenics Park for a quick morning workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.29 Miles (0.6Miles there and back), 3 sets of 10 pullups, 100 pushups (40/20/20/20),...

Day 16 (October 14, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7:30am today and ran to the Calisthenics Park for a workout. Here is what I did: Ran 1.28 Miles (to the Park and back), Pullups - 3 sets of 10, leg raises 2 sets of 8, pushups (100 in...

Day 15 (Wednesday, October 13, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, we slept in late, got up and had coffee and Bi cooked a wonderful breakfast of eggs, sausage, and toast. Then we packed up some water and towels and showed Andy and Joey around the...

Day 14 (Tuesday, October 12, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and made some French Toast with Jam and a coffee. Then grabbed my surf gear and headed over to the Jah Shaka Surf Shop for my Beach Transfer with the Surf School Tiny Whale to...

Day 13 (Monday, October 11, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7:30am and went for a 0.62 Mile run to the Calisthenics Park for a morning workout. Here is what I did: 0.62 Mile Run to the Park, 10 Pullups, 8 Leg Raises, 100 Pushups (sets: 40,...

Day 12 (Sunday, October 10, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: In the morning we woke up, had coffee and a breakfast of yogurt and granola. Later in the morning we headed out to meet up with Sarah and Sylvia for kayaking over to Ponta da Piedade. They...

Day 11 (Saturday, October 9, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up this morning at 7am and had a nice breakfast of French Toast with Jam and a coffee. Then I relaxed for a bit and did some research for a while on the Azores to see if there are any...

Day 10 (Friday, October 8, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I woke up at 7am and cooked myself a breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast with jam and a coffee. Then I packed up my surfboard and bag and headed over to Jah Shaka surf shop for my beach...

Day 9 (Thursday, October 7, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 6:30am today, made some scrambled eggs and toast with jam along with a coffee. Then I backed up my gear and surfboard and headed over to catch the ONDA bus from Lagos to Meia Praia....

Day 8 (Wednesday, October 6, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: We woke up at 7am today, ate breakfast of egg burritos (me) or eggs (Bi) and had coffee. As you may know from my Day 6 entry, we are still in the midst of establishing a bank account in...

Day 7 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: I previously booked a Beach Transfer for 25 EUR with a surf shop/school called Jah Shaka (see Day 4) which outsources the surf school to Tiny Whale. They pick you up from the surf shop at...

Day 6 (Monday, 10/4/2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and went for a 4 mile run from the Harbour and past Sao Goncalo de Lagos which is a statue of Gundisalvus_of_Lagos who was a Portugues Catholic Priest. According to Wikipedia,...

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Day 4 (Saturday 10/2/2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am for a 2 mile run on the beach at sunrise. Then Bi cooked up some french toast and we had breakfast on the balcony with a warm cup of coffee. It was an excellent way to start the day....

Day 3 (10/1/2021) Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Woke up at 7am and hiked down to Praia do Rocha for a surf. The waves were tiny 0.5-1ft so not much luck but it was good to get in the water and watch the sunrise anyway. Also, there were absolutely no crowds...

Day 2 (9/30/2021) - Portimao Costs for the Day are in the Table below: Today, we woke up at sunrise and went for a 2 mile run on the beach! The mornings are beautiful and cool so it was perfect for running/jogging. Then we came back to the apartment and had breakfast...