We passed through Sagres and reached Lagos.

The Algarve is a bit drier than further north so we thought we'd see if there was water at the area de servico.

Having filled up our water tank and emptied the loo and used the wifi..

And had a long chat to a German caravanner (amazingly he spoke German and I spoke English and somehow we communicated).

The fairground music started up. At about 120 decibels (techie bit for horribly noisy). Some form of torture, like a non-stop hammer in the head.

We drove out having realised the fairground and market was being set up not closed.

Where we had driven in was now discouraged by gate and gate keeper (who kindly let us out).

Not the flat bottoms of the Plain of Jars, and not quite so big.

We think probably for water storage originally. Perhaps buried. We haven't seen any in use beside houses, just the ornamental ones.

2kg for E5.

A manicured sort of town.

A Roman villa.

This is the Ostium. Main entrance.

There was some evidence of occupation earlier than the Romans. And also the later Moors.

Oops! We strayed a bit from our usual approach. This was opposite the Roman Villa site.

Having said the Algarve is dry as we passed Pena we crossed our first flowing water for quite a while.

We've noticed some houses that are clad in ceramic tiles. This is one we managed to photograph.

The plaque on the side says it was built in 1973 and names the occupants. We hope they are still together.

Just a couple of hours.

This is an old windmill. Appropriately solid construction.

About  5 - 6,000 years old dolmen.

This rock is slate. Mention is made of menhir further west of decorated limestone.

Looks like the tree of choice for plantations.

We are south of that line where the ground and rain support the dense green grass we've become used to.

Horticulture is in the narrow valley bottoms. Fields that have been created, rivers that flow round them.

Distintive round houses.

At one time they were dwellings, then storage.

We are next to the foundations of a larger circle. Probably 10m across. Just visible in the grass I said didn't grow. 

We camped a few km east.