2 May (Fri)- on to Portugal, Le Meridien Penina

2 May (Fri)- on to Portugal (just as I was getting used to the Spanish language!). We're at Le Meridien Golf Resort Penina, near Portimao and Lagos, on the southwest edge of Portugal, close to the Atlantic Ocean at N 37 09.688 W 08 34.820. We were welcomed with a hot towel and a glass of port wine, and shown to a very modern room with thin TV and nice bathroom (quite a change from PSB). We walked around the huge property, a very pleasant walk, seeing some big lizards, turtle, birds. We had the buffet dinner for 36 euro/person, a huge assortment of food, some pretty good, some so-so, but the desserts were all quite good, including a coconut custard confection like I enjoyed in Singapore 35+ years ago and haven't tasted since, and a confection like sweet condensed mild mixed with caramel.