Portuguide

Before we take that next vacation...I want to get this post posted.  If you (or anyone you know) ever plan a trip to the Algarve region of Portugal...read this first.  If I ever go back, remind me to read this first.

Eat:
Octopus...Casa do Polvo, Santa Luzia
Amazing food under a fig tree, magical outside space - Casa do Campo
Really cool outside space, good pizza - Casavostra 
Piri Piri Chicken - O Teodosio
Fruit stands...on the side of the road...best peaches and oranges of our lives

Beaches:
Praia do Rocha
Praias dos Tres Castelos
Salema (cool tiny town and beach)
Praia dos Pescadores (here we are there)
Camilo 

Fun:
Take a break from epic beaching to ride the slides at aqualand.  Sounds cheesy, but it is very sweet and small and clean and simple - fun for all ages.  We went twice, in July, and it wasn't crowded at all.

Buy:
Pottery!  Town of Porches has great shops.  Buy something.