Sunday, July 20, 2008

Alvor, Portugal, Fri 27 June 08

As the alarm goes off in the morning I strongly question how wise it was to agree to an early morning exercise session after a number of Sangrias... but once we were in the sun and on the beach I was very happy I had dragged myself out of bed.

The beach in the morning was simply gorgeous. It was very quiet, only a few early sunbathers and runners were out. My only regret was thinking it would be too early for a swim and not bringing my togs, even at that time the sun was scorching.

After a shower I met up with everyone else at breakfast and lo & behold they never made it to the gym! hehe In fact that were highly impressed with us early walkers. Breakfast was delicious with everything you could want; cooked breaky, waffles, fruit, croissants, cheese and champagne.. yep champagne! Oh it really doesn't get much better than this.

We claimed our usual spot on the loungers between the bar and the pool... prime location. At one point had a bit of a throw around of the rugby ball Chris had bought with him and got a few questions whether they were NZ rugby players.. haha that made me laugh ;)

In the afternoon after some meetings we attended a Capoiera class the hotel ran. It was so much fun, hard, but fun! We had to do all these crazy kicks and learnt how to 'dance' with another person. He basically had us doing cartweels and crazy maneuvers. I also got to have a go on the drum which was cool because the music is a big part of Capoiera.

Dinner at the hotel and then we settled into the hotel bar for some drinks and a night of games. Played Whos in The Bag, where someone says clues and others have to guess who the person is. I was terrible at it! But a great night catching up with what everyone was doing, first time I've ever seen all my workmates in one place.

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