Category Archives: Thoughts and Observations

I Am Away To Monsaraz Until The Weekend.

By Jane | Published August 24, 2011

Hi. We´re off to pick up our lovely girls via a short stay in the beautiful area of the Alentejo and Monsaraz. I have my camera with me, so I will hopefully return with some good images to share with you.

Monsaraz is an area renowned for its wineries and fine wine. There are several wine houses… Continue reading

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One More Day To Go …

By Jane | Published July 30, 2011

This is a post about the bureaucracy of Portugal – shown hilariously in a You Tube video, and a thank you to our friends for a lovely evening – our goodbye to the marina – do. Continue reading

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Do Fish Like Crisps?

By Jane | Published July 24, 2011

Do fish like crisps? The girls find out… Continue reading

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Existir and a Beer.

By Jane | Published July 21, 2011

Eleven days to go and we packed the last of our things and gave them to a local charity – Existir. This post is about that and the joy of finishing our day with a beer in Sharky’s Bar, in the marina. Continue reading

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Fun in the Algarve

By Jane | Published July 20, 2011

It is suddenly getting busy here in the marina and on the beaches. August will be even worse when the whole of Portugal and Spain take a month’s  holiday and head South. Even so, our peaceful trips to the showers and well, to anywhere, are getting slightly less peaceful.

Having said that, with such… Continue reading

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