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| This is Part II of our Portugal Weekend Adventure. (See our other blog post dedicated to the incredible wildflowers of the area.) |
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| Beautiful weather vanes. Fortunately we had beautiful weather on our trip. |
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| El Puerto to Lagos was a quick four hour drive. We spent a long weekend exploring the area. |
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| Sagres Point, a remote area in the southwestern part of Portugal. |
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| One of the few remnants left from Prince Henry the Navigator's School is this enormous Rosa dos Ventos wind compass on Ponta de Sagres. |
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| Storage building is in the background. The surrounding fields were covered with wildflowers. |
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| Simple chapel of Nossa Senhora da Graca was also built by Prince Henry. |
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| One long straight road to the lighthouse at Sagres. |
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| A few miles away from Sagres is Cabo de Sao Vicente. See the lighthouse? This spot is the extreme southwest point of Europe. It was believed to be the end of the world by the Romans. |
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| Fort on the cliffs of Cabo. |
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| Lots of fishermen but we never saw anyone catch a fish! |
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| Coastline was stunning. |
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| Literal translation? "Last sausage before America" |
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| Ponta da Piedade in Lagos. |
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| The grottos in this area were magnificent. |
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| So many spectacular vistas. |
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| Next time we go back, we'd like to kayak through the grottos. |
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| More beauty. We climbed all over this area. |
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| Many of the flower photos we shot (see other blog post) were along these cliffs. |
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| The end of another great weekend. Hasta luego, Jim and Deb |
