Tentacles

[sunny-dave]

Janet and John and the birders have gone out for tapas - to the #1 rated tapas bar in Tavira.

They take advice from the friendly waiter and order a dozen assorted plates from the menu - P is at pains to ask that nothing too scary should be ordered (he is quite like tonyav and prefers large lumps of dead cow to anything from the murky depths of the ocean).

John has quietly ordered the octopus - it will probably be in rings and battered anyway - P will assume it is onion rings.

It isn't. It is one huge suckered tentacle waving gently in the garic and lime butter.

See Janet and John go mmmmm and tuck in - see P go green ...

100€ for four people including two bottles of wine and puddings and coffee - see four people trying to work out how to buy property in the Algarve ...

[sunny-dave]

If you like a 'chaser' after your meal, skip the Port (nice though it is) and have the local Beirao over ice - very easy to drink ...

... cocktails tend to be frighteningly alcoholic - Janet had a Cosmopolitan and a Mojito the other night & was 'relaxed' ...

[ummmm]

We're all inclusive and the hotel got really good reviews for the food...which is unusual. We will mooch about though and try food elsewhere. We can't sit still for too long :-)

[ummmm]

Dave - do you board using your smart phone?

[sunny-dave]

Yes - have used it on Ryanair with no problems - I'd make sure I had the passes on two devices though (or a printed copy in my bag) just in case ...

[ummmm]

Cool...I'll try it.

[sunny-dave]

You must have the actual Ryanair app though - not just the email copy of the boarding passes

[ummmm]

We're going on a package holiday flying with Thomson so assume all we'll need will come through together. I have the apps installed ready.

I downloaded the Ryanair app but my phone screen was smashed so didn't want to risk it (for our last trip home)