Family – Our Portuguese Life

Who said retirement was easy?

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?”

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”

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?”

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)”

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”