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”
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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…”
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 first house-sit in Spain
We were really quite excited about this trip. For a few reasons too. Firstly Annette really loves pigmy goats, and we were going to be caring for some on this sit. Secondly we had not been into Spain for years, other than to traverse it to reach the ferry at Santander. Also, because it wasContinue reading “Our first house-sit in Spain”
Travanca do Mondego
On to the next house sit… We made our way directly from the Nazerè sit up the country past Coimbra and turn left heading inland and up until we get to the hydroelectric dam on the River Mondego. Not for from there is the sparsely populated small village of Travanca do Mondego. As we mentionedContinue reading “Travanca do Mondego”
Staying Local
Carrying on from our last post, we said we were off on some more house sits… But let’s just go over our last week first. It was a bit disappointing to find little progress on the house, but one of the things about living in Portugal we have learned is that things happen differently thanContinue reading “Staying Local”
Early December in Leiria
We arrived at our next sit in Leiria. A week in a comfortable apartment just a twenty minute walk from the city centre. We had briefly met our hosts (a young American family) previously so knew the pets before-hand. We got our final questions and instructions completed and then Wayne drove them to the busContinue reading “Early December in Leiria”
Central Algarve – House Sit #2
After our brief visit to Taveira, we headed off back towards the central region of the Algarve. We decided to take the motorway incurring the tolls, but we had driven almost every other route imaginable while exploring and visiting, so for brevity’s sake the quickest and most direct route was best. We were very muchContinue reading “Central Algarve – House Sit #2”
Our Portuguese Life 