We had a long weekend and took the opportunity to get out of town (still can't believe it's our first overnight trip in Portugal...thanks COVID). We headed south for a relaxing and memory-filled weekend in the Algarve. We were out of dodge, I didn't even bring my computer because I didn't think our houseboat would have Wifi. It was so nice to leave all our responsibilities 200 kilometers away and have some focused time together as a family.
Our first morning we went on dolphin and whale watching, unfortunately we didn't see any whales but we managed to see hundreds of dolphins. Tae was in heaven and asked the marine biologists all the questions he could think of. He will be quick to tell you all about how gannets fly so fast they can break their necks when they dive for a fish. If you got an hour our nature guy will fill it with facts about animals.
We spent the rest of the time soaking up the sun at a remote beach, exploring the historic town center, gorging ourselves with gelato, enjoying the houseboat, and introducing the kids to arcade games. We called it the EPIC weekend because we really had no plans and pretty much said yes to anything. Here are a few of my favorite pictures and a short video I made:
