Well almost 3 months after ariving home from our trip I am finally doing the last post!! I know I am slow and crazy but here it is....FINALLY>>>>
We ended our trip in the
Algarve, which was Kevin's first area he served his mission in! This picture below is the first place he lived, in
Quarteria, just steps away from the beach! Things have changed a lot in 19 years-it has become more commercialized. His old "home" is now a store! But the city and its beaches are still beautiful! We stayed in a resort town called
Vilamoura, we walked every day over to
Quarteria to buy groceries, do our laundry and shoe shop!

The marina was very close to our hotel and each night we would walk down and try one of the many restaurants that surrounded the marina. We loved eating the fresh fish and trying a new place each night! The
Algarve was very family friendly place to vacation. There were lots of families on vacation. Everyone had kids and we met some really neat families!

We spent most of our days on the beach enjoying the sunshine and waves! The water was colder than I thought it would be! It guess it is to close to the Atlantic Ocean to be warm. My kids didn't mind. Dallon and Ally spent hours on the beach and in the water!
It was nice after all of the go-go-go to relax and enjoy the beach. But it made us wish we could stay longer!
Mylee enjoyed the sand--eating it and playing in it!

We headed to the Gypsy market and Ally got her hair braided! We found some great buys on famous Portugal Pottery, shoes, linens and much more!

Kevin also wanted to take us to the fish market where he use to buy his food on his mission! It was very interesting, educational and STINKY!!

We even attended church in an inland town called Faro! Kev did some of his baptisms here! The people were so amazing! It was fast Sunday and Kevin bore the most amazing testimony in Portuguese! Everyone was very touched! The church had no air conditioning! It was a hot 98 degree day! After church everyone wanted to meet us, they were inviting us to lunch, and even arranging marriage for Dallon!! It was so touching and a great testimony builder for our family! We hopped in our nice air conditioned car and felt guilty as some hoped in non air conditioned cars, and some headed for the trains! We are truly blessed!

We saved the amazing part of the
Algarve for last! We visited the
Ponta da Piedade! We rode a boat out in the ocean to see these amazing rock formations! Pictures can't do justice!

This was our nice little boat driver who told us about the many formations in Portuguese as Kevin translated it to English!

I was glad my kids know how to swim and Kevin was holding on tight to
Mylee because they offered no life jackets! Ally was very worried about
Mylee. It was an extraordinary view and we are so glad we did it!

We saw so much and did so much. But there is so much more we want to see and do! Our trip was amazing to say the least! We are so grateful for the opportunity that we had to visit Europe, see Grandma and Grandpa Yeager serving in England, and to visit the areas Kevin served in Portugal! It was the experience of a lifetime! We are so blessed to have had this opportunity! We can't wait to go back again! Start saving now and we will take all of you with us!!