October 11: Faro Still

Still here in Faro.

Dinner on one of the many terraces here.

We took a one hour sunset cruise in the lagoon area. I thought it was going to be another expensive waste of time but it wasn’t. It was excellent. Our guide was a 20 year old university student named Jose who was from Faro and who had a great deal of local knowledge. He guided us through the many channels that intersect these wetlands and marshes into an array of wildlife and seaside sanctuaries. It turns out that this area was home to the world’s largest seahorse population although the numbers are way down now.

Our Captain and guide Jose.

Our Second Mate

This area is a national park, protected reserve for seabirds. Egrets, Cormorants and a bevy of others too many to name. The many islands and islets that make up this reserve are mud and marshes. If you were to step onto one of them you would sink down to oblivion. There is also an outer chain of low lying islands that form a barrier reef to protect the reserve from the Atlantic Ocean. It was fascinating and very enjoyable. Glad we did it.