We spent a good part of a day exploring old town Faro, which was about an hour from Gaia, where our Airbnb was. Faro is where we had originally thought to stay. It’s a small beach town far down the southern tip of Portugal. 
We found a cafe the waiter mentioned is older than our country and had a leisurely lunch of cataplama. Editor’s note, changing font is difficult on mobile, so this is my life now. 
After wine and cappuccinos we wandered around old town Faro.
We visited the cathedral as well, which has a bone alter with human skulls.
Human. Skulls.
Those are human skulls you guys.
We walked around the marina and shopping district before getting a drink at the Columbus bar.
It was very hot in Faro, so we decided against exploring the nearby islands and opted for a siesta at our Airbnb.
It’s hard to say no to this sunset view! The ocean is just out of sight here, but was visible from some vantages. Also, there was a pool 🙂
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