Category Archives: Olhão

Boat Yard Olhão.

By Jane | Published August 21, 2011

What’s it like to live in a boat yard?
Well, I can’t say for any other boat yard but this one – and for now, which is August 2011 and it is O.K. The people, as mentioned are great and that is what makes it. There’s ……………. Continue reading

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The Boat Yard.

By Jane | Published August 19, 2011

The boat yard that we are staying in ( Olhão ), is a fascinating place to wander around in ….. Continue reading

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A Layer of Tar and a Seafood Festival

By Jane | Published August 16, 2011

We still have to get through a layer of tar… Here are some images of our boat so far; the lovely boat yard that we are staying in, and a little on the yearly seafood festival in Olhão…….. Continue reading

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Our Boat is Out of the Water!

By Jane | Published August 12, 2011

Bringing the boat out of the water in the same way that has been used since Roman times. Using no crane ( far too modern for this lovely boat yard), no, this was with men, ropes, an anchor and O.K.; then some modern intervention – a machine to pull us up…. Continue reading

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