1st - 3rd January 2010 - Pipa

The first day of the new year.. what to do? Well.. lets have breakfast! The breakfast buffet at the hotel was great.. lots of fruits, eggs, bread, meat, cheese, juices. yumyum. I always start with melon.. my new favourite. I want to eat it all the time! But the thing with watermelon is that it is a holiday fruit, you know? Everytime I bite into it I remember im on holiday! Ah, what a feeling! After breakfast we took a drive to Praia de Madeiro which is a looovely beach that serves even lovelier carne de sol with macaxeira. We swam, relaxed, sunbathed, ate, drank, then headed back to the hotel for another swim. (its the only way to refresh and cool down!!!). After swimming we walked around the town for some fresh juice and all a lil tired from the sun, went back for a siesta. Im getting used to napping in the afternoon now. Love it! We had an easy evening of Thai food, relaxing, hanging outside the hotel and chatting.. tough life, i know!

Day 2 of the new year was perfect! I got to speak with Phil properly for the first time this year, which was a nice start to the day :) We then headed to another beach, this one called Praia de amor which translates as Love Beach. This one is my favourite. The landscaping is gorgeous with rocks and cliffs and beautiful turquoise waters. The water was quite harsh, but there was a small lagoon where you could sit and enjoy the warm ocean. aaaaah! After a few hours, we headed back to the main street and me and G shared a salad.. we then walked around and did a little shopping before heading to another spot to catch the sunset. We ate crepes by the sea in a wooden decking, and drank some caipiroska's to start the night nicely. Around 8pm we headed back and got ready for some partying. I hit the vodka quite quickly and was suddenly quite drunk! :) Walking around the party streets was, for some reason, hilarious. This was the night of Gui-with-a-beard. No need to know what that's all about. It was just FUNNY :) aaanyway, you get the idea.. drinking, walking around, laughing.. with the addition of a 5 minute rainstorm giving off that holiday smell. oh how I love the holiday smell.

Day 3 was a long drive back home.. we left around 11am and stopped for lunch in a self service. We arrived back at 8pm to my missing suitcase! It had been dropped off at the house.. yeeeey. Very, very happy to see my things again :) and to check my emails.. what a looser!