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”
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Why are we building a wood frame house wrapped with cork?
As a bit of a change from the house sitting posts, we thought it would be a good idea to revisit the house build project for new visitors and to explain a bit more of our thought processes. It might seem a bit odd to be using a building process that is not the normContinue reading “Why are we building a wood frame house wrapped with cork?”
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”
Albufeira in April – Week One
We had a really enjoyable trip down to Albufeira. Deciding to take the toll-free route for the entire journey. It was really quite pleasant, and different from the coastal route we took to Lagos a few weeks earlier. We only had one stop along the way on the outskirts of Grândola for supplies and aContinue reading “Albufeira in April – Week One”
Our Portuguese Life 