Trish.........although unfortunately I cannot recommend an opthalmist who does lazer surgery in the Algarve........I CAN say that I had lazer eye surgery 3 years ago at Optimax (in Finchly Road, London UK) and it was the BEST decision I have ever made 8) . I had a prescription of minus 9 (blind as a...

Nice one Maddi....we're on the same wavelength now......maybe we should start something to wind everyone else up!!!!!!!

Jennie

. One small point I would like to make is that I did not condemn you Jennie, I also said that I had been to Zoo Marine and had tickets for Sea World , confines of place such as Zoo Marine. It was my shame I was highlighting not yours. But as you appear to have turned a bit defensive on me , I am am...

Ahhhhhh.......but........(as she peeps from under her stone).....you STILL had to PAY for the boat trip (commercial tourism?) to see the dolphins in Skiathos.............

And I hope those HUGE ferries dont disturb/pollute the waters for the dolphins either......

Jennie

Ok .....sorry I spoke.....Ill just be quiet and crawl back under my stone now

Jennie

I agree with Ellie Chantal, we have just returned from Carvoeiro and our family had a wonderful time .......where are you staying....hotel or villa?

Jennie

Hya Sarah We have just returned from our first visit to Carvoeiro and we had a fantastic time there, although unfortunately we didnt stay at the villa you mentioned, but it is in the brochure that we chose our villa ( Villa Jacaranda) from and that was beautiful and tasteful for us adults, but well ...

Ktee.........I can understand where you are coming from and yes, I would rather see the dolphins in the wild than captivity.....(but for most of us that is virtually impossible) but as we were shown in the Zoomarine 'pretalk', dolphins (even on the coasts of Portugal) are being mistreated by man i.e...

Julia.......we had an awesome experience swimming with the dolphins 8) .........and yes did the 'tourist' thing and brought the photos AND the video.....but the photos were exceptionally good and the video is something the kids can treasure :D ........it was DEFINITELY the highlight of the holiday :...

We have just come back from our first visit to Carvoeiro 8) and being 8 of us (4 adults and 4 kids) with a huge range of food tastes, we found the Catz Pyjamas a good place for all of us, with a good menu and very family friendly :D . We also visited Via Italia.....twice.........the first time round...

zoomarine is ages 8+ to swim with dolphins and you must be ale to swim/tread water....its brill and the photos of it are really good.we have just come back from carvoeiro................from lozzie(jennies daughter)

Hi.....Ive taken the plunge and Ive now become an 'Official Member':D ......... only No. 197 tho. It wasnt scary at all either :wink: Ive been really impressed with the board and the amount of interesting onfo gained from it..........we are due to come out 22nd May and are really looking forward to ...