At last the marina fixed the wifi. We have been having real problems with getting internet access (hence the delay with our blog!) Will try harder, we promise.
Chris also took the opportunity to broaden his cooking repertoire from baked beans on toast and branflakes to apple pie. We were all very impressed but I don't think Jamie Oliver will be holding his breath.
Lagos is a great place. Although the Algarve is very built up and very touristy, some remnants of old buildings and forts remain. There are also some good climbing trees close to the marina which have given the boys a bit of a work out.
Whilst in portugal we managed to acquire a new blow-up canoe, it works surprisingly well. We are now a 2 dinghy household. Means that not all of us have to go ashore at once. We also got to make some more friends who very kindly took us out on their powerboat.
Steph going over to the dark side (motor boating), 32knots.. hang on! (I could get into this - flick a switch and off you go, none of this fiddle faffing with sails and bits of string for hours)
We had to wrestle the helm off Chris. 'Just call me Sonny Crockett...' Thanks Paul and Gill for a great day out.
A bit of masthead maintenance, not for the feint hearted.
At the local pool, both the boys made great progress with their swimming...
...with the help of Yvonne the Swiming instructor. Who I reckon is the best swim teacher ever. Silas has gone from scared of water to jumping in and getting his hair wet. He can do a mean doggy paddle too!
Pirates were spotted out in the bay so along with some other friendly cruisers we had to go out and investigate
We also went for a day out, with the other liveaboards on the replica Caravela Boa Esperança which is also based in Lagos harbour.
Silas learning some knots from some very dodgy salty sea dogs.
Silas meanwhile was really getting into the pleasures of home schooling.
Next, make a tree...
and plant it...
and a lovely rainbow.
Exploring the locality, beats walking anyday
mmm, this feels a bit squishy...
Silas with Scraps his pet toy dog
Hey Little boy, you wanna try a chillie?
After a very pleasant month hanging around Lagos it was time to haul out OOMU for the winter. She needed her annual antifoul paint, and we planned to go on a big roadtrip while she was safety on the hardstanding.
After a quick jet wash, much better
and into position in the yard. Everything packed away and serviced.
See you later OOMU!
Time to hit the road. 1200km, 3 days and about a thousand viewings of playschool. Hurrah for the portable DVD player...
