from \porto portugal

\\\\\i have been having a hard time figuring out how to type on a portuguese keyboard and blog. but somehow it just switched to english. we have noticed that farrah fawcett and michael jackson have died, but that is all that we know about what is happening at home. \i haven't been able to get any pictures from my camera. now my camera is full...oh no, a crisis! hopefully one that will be solved soon. so you'll have to wait until we get home to see the amazing pictures we have taken so far. we do like portugal. Twice we have asked for directions, only to have the man jump into his car and lead us through the narrow, twisty streets up and down the back alleys, and front alleys, to deposit us exactly where we wanted to be. \just like on amazing race. when they are being lucky. tomorrow we leave the house and head north, up to spain which really isn't very far. \marc and scott are anxious to be in a place where they can communicate. we have gone wine tasting, port tasting and my personal favorite...pastry tasting. we have made pests of ourselves at the local pingo doce supermarket trying to figure out what the various meats, etc are...scott and marc are having a cafe now while sonrisa and i do our computer thing. i think that it is time to go...\\\i probably won't write here again until we get home...Wednesday\\-