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Remembering Irish Peter: A Neighbor Lost, but Memories Forever Treasured

In the quiet anticipation of new friendships and shared moments, the sudden passing of Irish Peter casts a shadow over our new year celebrations and local community. Scheduled to become our nearest expat neighbour, Peter’s absence will be deeply felt, leaving behind unfulfilled dreams of poolside beers and shared experiences and with Annette and IsbelContinue reading “Remembering Irish Peter: A Neighbor Lost, but Memories Forever Treasured”

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”

Albufeira in April – Week Two

Only a week has passed but quite a change in the weather! It started to warm considerably after the weekend, so this week has mainly been a ’stay at home’ week. It made sense to us as we had the pool and the beaches were all walking distance too. There was still the usual shoppingContinue reading “Albufeira in April – Week Two”

Hot day – off to the river-beach

The summer is now in full swing with the temperatures rising and the long sunny days upon us. Today the temperature got up to 37ºC so we decided to head out to Aldeia do Mato, which is about a 40 minute drive from us. It’s about 10 minutes more than the beaches on the coastContinue reading “Hot day – off to the river-beach”