Firstly, we had some encouraging news from our Architect and we are hoping to bring you an update on the house very soon., so watch this space… So, one of the places most tourists miss off their list of places to visit in Portugal is Coimbra. We ventured up that way when we visited theContinue reading “Exploring Coimbra”
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Tomar and the Templars
Well, the summer is in full swing here in Portugal and while the weather is good and we are still awaiting the house construction phase, it’s an opportunity to explore our local surroundings. Today we decided to take a short drive to Tomar. It’s a 40 minute drive straight down the IC9, which is aContinue reading “Tomar and the Templars”
Monsanto and another Roman town
It was going to be another scorcher and Peter was due to fly out for work the following day, so we decided to get away and let our hosts have some time alone together. One of the places to visit in Portugal which has been high on our list for some time was Monsanto. ThisContinue reading “Monsanto and another Roman town”
Visiting a Roman town and the non- waterfall
Another nice days weather and we had managed to break the back of clearing our land again. The three months worth of neglect while we were in the UK, had let Mother Nature get back at us! The amount of growth is what surprised us the most. We thought we would get most of theContinue reading “Visiting a Roman town and the non- waterfall”
A celebratory break
It was around our 40th anniversary we were planning to spend a night our two away, but we also had been talking about how we were not able to properly celebrate our birthdays and Christmas because of the strict lockdowns we all had to follow, plus our friends we are staying with have also missedContinue reading “A celebratory break”
Hot day – off to the river-beach
The summer is now in full swing with the temperatures rising and the long sunny days upon us. Today the temperature got up to 37ºC so we decided to head out to Aldeia do Mato, which is about a 40 minute drive from us. It’s about 10 minutes more than the beaches on the coastContinue reading “Hot day – off to the river-beach”
Anniversary and Dinosaurs
Just a quick post as it was our 40th anniversary this week. We are enjoying a little more freedom now as the pandemic restrictions ease a bit. Plus we have just a little more confidence since we have both had our two vaccinations, but we are not letting our guard down and still intend toContinue reading “Anniversary and Dinosaurs”
Our return to Portugal
Wow, it has been three months since we were last here. It has been a long while, but it all seems to have flown by. During our visit to the UK we managed to pack in a hell of a lot of things once we finished our quarantine. Once we we able to taste freedomContinue reading “Our return to Portugal”
Life after quarantine
It has been a while since we shared an update, but we have no Wi-Fi and are reliant on mobile data. Our return to the UK was not without incident. We had booked our day 2 and 8 COVID-19 tests to be delivered to our neighbors as we have a redirect for mail at ourContinue reading “Life after quarantine”
Our Trip Back to the UK
The time had come where the sale of our house meant we needed to get back to the U.K. to do the final packing and get the house ready to hand over. We needed to gauge how much stuff to send over to Portugal, how much to take back in the car and how muchContinue reading “Our Trip Back to the UK”
Our Portuguese Life 