Warm and Sunny
A two-week family holiday in the Algarve, enjoying the sunshine. We travelled around a bit whilst also allowing chill-time.
Travelling and Staying
We took the simple option of booking the whole trip with Thomas Cook. As it was a package, we got flights and accommodation included in the price. Getting a car was an upgrade option. Most people travelling with Thomas Cook apparently don’t take one. I guess they must stay in their accommodation the whole time or use TC’s paid excursions. That’s not what I like to do.
The villa turned out to be a two-bedroom terrace in the middle of a block. However the rooms were well-sized. It was also a small place – only 15 or 16 villas and a shared pool. So it wasn’t a mass of screaming children and drunken bums.
Location, Location, Location
We were in the village of Sesmarias. It’s a few km out of Albufeira’s centre, to the north-west. It wasn’t quite coastal, but the sea was less than a mile away. And as extra compensation, there was a handful of little restaurants and bars, and two supermarkets, within farting distance.
The Geocaching
This wasn’t a holiday where I’d deliberately planned full days out geocaching. We traveled to a few places and I tried to do a couple at each place. Plus there were a handful of days where the kids (especially) didn’t want to do anything at all. So I was able to pop out in the car for a couple of hours on several days.
Individual Posts
So here are all the individual posts for this trip to the Algarve.
Brum Brum Brum
End of the World
Caching on the Beach
Caves Coves Caches
Tavira
Silves and Carvoeiro
Seville
Praia do São Rafael
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