A Tale of Seasons: Travanca do Mondego with Energetic Canine Companions Travanca do Mondego, a quaint Portuguese village, became the backdrop for the start of our housesitting adventures, where we forged lasting bonds with two spirited rescue dogs and an endearing senior Staffie. Our journey unfolded in two distinct chapters—one marked by rainy winter daysContinue reading “2023 a reflection”
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Christmas HouseSitting
At the end of our last post we were still at Salgados overlooking Nazaré. So we will start there too… House sitting for two laid-back cats is a delightful experience. The atmosphere was calm, with the occasional purring creating a soothing backdrop. Mornings consisted of them getting fed with their automated feeders and getting aContinue reading “Christmas HouseSitting”
Waiting for our new home in Portugal
If you are new here, welcome! We are Wayne & Annette and this is our blog about moving to and living in Portugal. If you’ve received it, then you either subscribed or someone was kind enough to forward it to you. If you are a returning visitor, welcome back! Thank you all 😀 Firstly, what’sContinue reading “Waiting for our new home in Portugal”
House build update
A long overdue look at where we are with our wood frame house build in Portugal. If you are new here, welcome! We are Wayne & Annette and this is our blog about moving to and living in Portugal. If you’ve received it, then you either subscribed or someone was kind enough to forward itContinue reading “House build update”
House-sitting on the Silver Coast
If you are new here, welcome! We are Wayne & Annette and this is our blog about moving to and living in Portugal. If you’ve received it, then you either subscribed or someone was kind enough to forward it to you. If you are a returning visitor, welcome back! Thank you all 😀 House sitting isContinue reading “House-sitting on the Silver Coast”
On our travels again!
So, we were in a period where the house is progressing nicely (inside) and that meant we had some time free to do some more house sits. Some of the sits had been organised some time ago, but quite a few cropped up just recently. These were conveniently close to the house build so weContinue reading “On our travels again!”
Pederniera and some new friends
This week was about spending a few nights with our American pals in Pederneira, and meeting some new friends along the way. Our friends in Pederneira had bought a small town house/bungalow in the village above Nazerè to get some relief from the extreme heat at their previous house near Castelo Branco in the PortugueseContinue reading “Pederniera and some new friends”
Repeat House sits…
We have quite a full diary returning to some house sits we have previously had the joy to do. It is one of our simple pleasures while waiting for the house build to progress. It really makes us happy to see the pets friendly faces light up when they see us again, not to mentionContinue reading “Repeat House sits…”
Nomads in Portugal
As we write this post, we are in the first week in September. We had just completed our sit near Batalha and were looking after our friends daughter and house-sitting as they went off on a motorcycle club meet-up in the Algarve. Early in the week we dropped off the kitchen sink and some socketsContinue reading “Nomads in Portugal”
In Portugal, August means Holiday… 🇵🇹
We know what you are thinking… How do a retired couple living in Portugal know when they are on holiday! 😂😂😂. Well, it has reached the middle of August and Portugal is in full holiday mode, so we are just joining in. The builders are now on their well-earned holidays too, and so there willContinue reading “In Portugal, August means Holiday… 🇵🇹”
Our Portuguese Life 