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”
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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”
How do we cope with delays?
So, if you have been following our journey for some time, you will realise that our house build is taking much longer than we had originally envisaged. The waiting, along with having no home can cause a lot of worry and anxiety and affect relationships in many ways. Anyone who has embarked on a similarContinue reading “How do we cope with delays?”
Family Joins us Housesitting
Leaving Rosie, Axel, and Deborah after our wonderful house sit near São Pedro de Alva was undoubtedly bittersweet. Our time spent with them was filled with warmth, laughter, and unforgettable moments. Saying goodbye to Rosie’s wagging tail and affectionate licks, as well as the heartfelt conversations and shared stories with Axel and Deborah, left aContinue reading “Family Joins us Housesitting”
2023 a reflection
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”
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”
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”
Leaving Portugal (again)
We were having to travel back to the UK to deal with a family related issue. It was a bit of a shame that we would be missing a main part of the construction phase of our house in Portugal, but as the old adage goes…’family comes first’. We had returned to our temporary homeContinue reading “Leaving Portugal (again)”
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”
Eastern Algarve House-sit #1
We left Albufeira looking forward to seeing the owners and pets of our next house sit. We had been out there to find the property and meet up with them for lunch while we were in Albufeira, so had a good idea how long it would take. We wanted to arrive early enough to spendContinue reading “Eastern Algarve House-sit #1”
Our Portuguese Life 