Ah, the ever-unpredictable dance of life, especially when it involves British weather and Portuguese living! We’ve been meaning to catch you up on the whirlwind that’s been our lives lately, so grab a cuppa (or something stronger) and settle in. From Falmouth’s Charm to Four Seasons in a Day! Remember our last post about ourContinue reading “Who said retirement was easy?”
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A short trip to the UK
Golden Echoes in Cornwall: Celebrating 50 Years of the Mine Warfare Branch Our journey with TAP Air Portugal began with the familiar pang of travel frustration. What should have been a smooth departure quickly devolved into a classic tale of airline woes. A two-hour delay, initially attributed to vague “operational issues and late arrivals” setContinue reading “A short trip to the UK”
More local adventures in central Portugal
It has been a busy few weeks! It seems ages since we posted last, but we feel the urge to share more about our lovely home and surrounding area. We just hope it’s not too repetitive? So what have we been up to since our last adventure hiking in the park? Well, to start offContinue reading “More local adventures in central Portugal”
Hiking in the Serra de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park
We are taking a break from talking about the house in this post. We have covered a lot about the build and recently had a visit from our friend Luise from Solo 50plus Adventures. She made a video about the house and so we will link that at the bottom. Lots of people are alsoContinue reading “Hiking in the Serra de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park”
Being retired in Portugal
These last couple of weeks have hopefully shown us what being retired in Portugal is really like, now things are starting to settle down… There has been lovely days out in between some lazy days and some days just pottering in the garden. We have met up with friends, eaten some fantastic Portuguese food andContinue reading “Being retired in Portugal”
Whirlwind month in central Portugal
Wow! It has been such a busy month! Firstly, we had our first visitors (see last post). Shortly after our guests left, Wayne’s niece Breagh arrived for a whistle stop tour after an adventurous trip over from Canada via the UK. Then no sooner had she departed we had our eldest son Oli, his partnerContinue reading “Whirlwind month in central Portugal”
Making a house a home, and our first visitors!
Wow! It seems like such a long time has passed since our last post. So buckle up, here we go again… Friends… So now we have been in for a few weeks, what’s been happening? Quite a lot actually. Firstly it has been great seeing all our friends again. Our friends from across the pondContinue reading “Making a house a home, and our first visitors!”
Portugal holidays: Progress Update and Furniture Shopping
Welcome! Hi, if you are new to our blog, welcome! We are recording our journey moving to Portugal and having a new house built from scratch. Or if you are a return visitor, thank you for coming back for more! Recap So, from our last post you will gather that we are actually living inContinue reading “Portugal holidays: Progress Update and Furniture Shopping”
Moving into our Dream Home in Portugal – We’re in, then we aren’t!
A bed arrives So, the big news was we returned from our last house sit, not to our friends or another house sit, but to our own home! Wayne actually returned to the house during the sit, to take delivery of a bed. That bed was for the guest bedroom which was to be ourContinue reading “Moving into our Dream Home in Portugal – We’re in, then we aren’t!”
Exploring Portugal and the house build project is nearing the end
Hello beautiful people. It seems like it has been ages since we reported on our going-on’s! This post is about our last few weeks which have been full of adventure, having family join us, visiting friends, discovering new places, and seeing some amazing progress on our house build. It’s difficult to know where to startContinue reading “Exploring Portugal and the house build project is nearing the end”
Our Portuguese Life 