GIBRALTAR TO LISBON

LISBON (Portugal) – After a great farewell deck party, we cruised through the night through the Straits of Gibraltar and turned the corner leaving the beautiful royal blue water of the Mediterranean behind us and entering the Atlantic and unfortunately the temperature has dropped dramatically. Time to pack the swimmers away and think about how we are going to sort out our luggage, with all the extras, after we arrive in Dover for the next instalment of our journey in England and France….
We loved Lisbon from the moment we arrived, with its colourful old buildings decorated with beautiful tiles of various patterns and colours. Again we hopped on a city bus tour and saw the sights, then walked and walked and walked around several 'Squares' with imposing monuments everywhere and surrounded by wonderful architecture and enjoying all the nooks and crannies, ending up in a street café in the Alfama Quarter, the old part of the city, where we devoured delightful Portugese tarts and coffee….. so good!!
Photos above are: Ultimate Deck Party and some of the crew having fun; amazing desserts; and more amazing desserts; our last 'deck dance' with Jo & Garry; I'm sure someone will remind me of the name of this lovely monument; Discovery Monument honouring 15th/16th century writers, artists, mathematicians and explorers; no, we are not in San Fran or Rio, it is Lisbon's beautiful monument; enjoying Ros' birthday (whilst she & Arnold spend a few days in Paris) – we had a very good party!!