PORTUGAL

Hello ALL.

Well this weekend was fun! My group and I took a trip to lagos Portugal. We all wanted to get in a beach weekend, and a beach weekend we did. We all took a bus at 730 am on friday and arrived around 1pm. We checked into our hostel. The hostel was so much fun. It was run by a man from Massachusetts. It was just a big house of young people traveling from everywhere. 10 of us stayed in the same room. we shared bunk beds. Up stairs was a very big common area were everyone gathered and hung out at night preparing to go out. In the morning the Mom of the house...and yes we called her mama made crepes. You just went to the little kitchen upstairs and sat down at an open stool and she'd feed you crepes until your hearts content. People were staying there from everywhere! Mainly australia, but some were from austria and london. Anyway, the rest of the day we spent at the beach. It was absolutely beautiful. Such clear water but COLD. The weather was perfect all weekend. 79 and sunny. That night we ate at a restaurant called the NahNah Bah. it was run by people from New zealand. It was delicious. We then attempted to go out but the night ended early. The next day we woke up and ate some crepes. Then a few of us decided to go the little market next door and buy some stuff to make sandwiches. We packed up a lunch and headed to the beach. we probably spent 6 hours on the beach. There were these huge rocks and we'd climb up and jump off. There were also a lot of little caves so we'd explore those. Overall it was a great day. Later, Dana and I went into the city to eat. We asked a local and he told us to go to a little hole in the wall restaurant. it was delicious. Sate Kabobs with peanut sauce, potatoes with an amazing sauce. and a fresh salad! mmm. we Got back to the hotel and started to enjoy some Sangria. Everyone headed out to the bars around 1. It was a lot of fun. WE went literally straight from the bars to our bus at 630am. I've been home resting ever since. It was a fantastic weekend! Now its off to another week of classes and then hopefully another trip. Can't wait!!! Hope everyone is doing well! =)

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