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… 🇵🇹”
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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”
Algarve wandering and a bike race
It was a fairly quiet period leading up to Wayne’s sister coming out for a short visit. The weather had been lovely and we managed a few trips out and about exploring some places we had not been to, or seen yet. We found the small coastal village of Salema particularly attractive. The morning weContinue reading “Algarve wandering and a bike race”
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 