I feel like all I'm doing lately is apologizing to you guys about not updating my blog enough, once again I am sorry but this time it was beyond my control, we have no wifi.
We finished up surfing, which I might add was absolutely the best day we had the whole two weeks being there. The conditions were perfect, it was sunny, and Kristy and I were catching greens left right and centre! Yay! Over the two weeks being there the beaches progressively got more and more busy with surf schools and locals alike. On our last day we finally got a taste of what it's like to not be a local and to try and surf. We've already had the rules explained to us so it wasn't a shock. We know that you have to pay fealty to the locals, which means they get priority of the waves. There are so many different rules but that is the most important. If your paddeling for a wave and someone else is you have to yield to the person on the inside, unless of course your on the inside. We got our first taste of the locals shutting us out and blocking every wave, if even he didn't catch the wave they would still paddle for it and make you back off. I got yelled at by one guy telling me to get of his wave, so we decided best course of action was to just move spots, so we moved over and they followed, so we moved back to where the were before, and yet again they followed. I understand the rules like I said but your not saposed to block every wave, if they get a wave it's your turn to get the next, it's just the way it works. But they were both dead set on not letting us get waves. I wouldn't have been so annoyed if they actually were good surfers but they weren't, they were learning just like us. Other then that little tricky bit we had an amazing last day surfing!
Leaving areia Branca was honestly the most sad I've been to leave a place, it is most def my fav place in the world. We said our good byes to all the surf guys and went out to aquarius for one last time. But at last it was not good bye it was see you later...because I will be back.
And this is where our journey began to the southern most past of Portugal, we hoped on the bus and away we went to our next workaway in Lagos. Like always we didn't really have any idea of what to expect of this workaway like the last, so we were just going with it. They picked us up at the bus stop and right away we knew we were going to have an amazing time with this family. They welcomes us into their family with open arms, they are two of the nicest people I've ever met. But the funny thing is that neither of them are actually from Portugal! One is from France and the other from newzeland. However they have adapted to the Portuguese laid back kind of life style quite well. The workaway is very lot key and amazing. They have two houses, on in the tiny village and the other which is literally out in the middle of nowhere on 48 acres of land. The first week we went out to the house in the middle of nowhere, and it's absolutely beautiful out there, so peaceful and quite. We don't have wifi out there which is why I haven't been updating my blog.
Who would have ever thought that I would be working on a farm in the middle of nowhere? If someone would have told me that a year ago I would have said they were crazy. Only downside to this workaway is that there are so many ticks! The other day I found 4 on myself, and were constantly picking them off the dogs. Anytime you come in from outside you have to check your self over. It doesn't help that we take the dogs for a walk in the bush. This weekend until Tuesday we will be at the other house, which is near Lagos. We are off Saturday and Sunday so were going to get to see some of the town which will be awesome. Tomorrow were going with the family to the market to do some shopping and then were going to head out to see the town. Looking foward to the next week, and can't wait to go back to the cottage.
I seriously can't believe that we go home in a little more than a week, it doesn't seem like we've been away for six months! I have no idea where the time has gone. Going home feels like a foreign concept to me, I feel like where I am now is home. Going to be fun with reverse culture shock, even being over here I can see the difference in lifestyles. Oh and not go mention jet leg hahaha.
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