How Far Is Far?

How far is far? To travel on horse and cart from Algarve To Lisbon took days, but there were Inns For a traveller to rest and stable the horses. Not that many trekked from Algarve seen as a throwback From the days of the Muslims and poverty. It was the British ex. Colonials, in the dwindling Empire, who settled here; the Algarve is now famous as a tourist destination. I drove around, before motorways, with my dog Portugal is a beautiful country. On the motorway, there is nothing to see Except for the rush of destination, And Portugal is smaller than it used to be.