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Near the end of the ride we realized that we were going to have trouble finding a room anywhere on the coast - others on the train had talked called ahead and found everything booked. I tried calling anyway - no luck in Lagos or Salema. Found a room in Portimão but it was in the giant casino in the $200 a night range. Finally decided to try for a room in a private home in Lagos.
At the train station we went with a woman (Zelinda - same woman I used last year here) to a nice room in a private house. The house is very similar to the one I stayed in last year - complete with the grandmotherly woman who doesn't speak a word of English but doesn't let our lack of Portuguese to interfere with her conversations. We set out exploring the way into town, had a great Italian diner (pizza and lasagna), walked around a bit, and had ice cream. Amy wasn't feeling well so we headed back to a reasonably early night. Just as well as we're hoping to meet up with my friends Christian and Thomas from Norway (see the Sailing in Scandinavia entries) tomorrow night - which means it will probably be a late one.