Portugal

 As our cruising friends scattered to different airports for their trip home, we took the train to Rome and caught a Ryan Air flight to Lisbon, where Ed and Karen Heutink met us. We rented a car and drove to the rented apartment close by.  In the morning, Ed's son, Austin, and wife Alexandra, came and picked up some of our luggage before we headed down the Portugal coast.  Ed and Karen had mapped out an itinerary, while I drove using Waze directions; which was a relaxing change from previous days of leading the charge with my google map in hand.  The weather changed to cool and windy as we explored the coastline. We stayed in Cercal, a small town near Sines; where shortly after arriving, it began pouring rain.   We were thankful that we had a nice covered porch to enjoy.  Thankfully, the next day changed back to clear skies as we furthered our trek down the coast to the Algarve region where we will stay for three nights.