| Very nice! I recognise that view very well indeed. Its brought back a memory of a particular bend on that road that always used to have about an inch of sand drifted over it somewhere near Guincho beach? Always used to find myself sliding all over the place in my rental car. Not half as scary as the journeys we used to make up to Lisboa from the south on the old road before the motorway was built, I don't know if its still the case but it used to be classed as the most dangerous road in Europe? I dont think I have ever made the journey without seeing the aftermath of a bad accident maybe things have changed now.
I agree about the building work in the south as I remember Quarteira, Albufeira etc as very quiet little towns with hardly any buildings over a few stories high. They seem to have slowed down with a lot of the building work in Vilamoura and it seems to look more finished these days. My place is a mile or so from the centre right next to the Old golf course so the development does not affect me really. I do tend to head inland a bit for days out to Monchique etc and sometimes to the west coast where theres some nice deserted areas.
All this talk of Portugal has got me itching to get over there, I had a quick week in April and watched the Portugal rally which started at Vilamoura I do tend to prefer it out of season.  |