Not much to tell today. Much of our time was spent on the five hour bus trek from Seville to Lisbon with several short stops along the way at rest areas.
The highlight of the day was getting "lost" when we strayed from the expected route to a VERY remote Algrave farm where we were scheduled to have lunch. Well off the nearest paved road, our bus had to turn around in order to retrace our steps - not an easy task on a single track dirt road! Bruno, our remarkably skilled driver, however, managed the maneuver with relative ease; we were soon on our way again - this time down the correct long and winding single lane dirt road to our destination.
The effort proved well worth it. Lunch was delicious. The working farm was interesting to see, and we learned something about breeding and training horses from the widow of the sixth generation owner whose six sons and one daughter were assisting in the running of the property (in the family since 1778).
The remainder of the journey seemed quite anticlimactic. Our endpoint,Lisbon, seems intriguing (if, like the surrounding Portuguese landscape, a bit scruffy and unkempt).
We will see what the city has to offer tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow ...
The highlight of the day was getting "lost" when we strayed from the expected route to a VERY remote Algrave farm where we were scheduled to have lunch. Well off the nearest paved road, our bus had to turn around in order to retrace our steps - not an easy task on a single track dirt road! Bruno, our remarkably skilled driver, however, managed the maneuver with relative ease; we were soon on our way again - this time down the correct long and winding single lane dirt road to our destination.
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