Pip leaves us for a new life in Wales
Hi all, hoping this finds you safe and well ❤️ and adjusting to the current new normality. Today the borders opened between Portugal and Spain. We will be watching to […]
Leaving Silves, finally
Well, we have finally made the decision that it is time to venture forth. This is an unnerving feeling, for sure, driving off towards the great unknown. Well, not quite […]
Summer solstice 2020
What an amazing place in which to spend this significant day. We didn’t make it for a sunrise swim, but managed sunset instead. Apologies for the quantity of photos here […]
Praia de Armação de Pêra
After John and Kate’s departure, to cheer ourselves up we took a spin to another nearby beach. This time, we went to the working fishing beach of Armação de Pêra. ‘Armação […]
June, still in Silves, reluctant to move
June for us has consisted of more of the same – very lovely scenery, lots of walks with Pip, and trips to almost empty beaches. We are trying our best […]
Nelly departs Portugal for a new life in Wales
Having finally received all the necessary vaccines, the rabies jab, the microchip and being issued with a Portuguese pet passport, Nelly was now ready to be transported to the UK. […]
🐾 Pip at the beach
As we’re a sea-loving family, it wasn’t long before we introduced Pip to the beauties of the sea and sand. In fact, we headed straight for the beach on our […]
Lockdown buddies moving on…
Here are some of our lovely lockdown friends who have headed off from the site during the month of May.
A trip to see Barragem do Arade
Today we took a spin in the hire car up to the Barragem do Arade, the reservoir in the hills behind Silves from which the region gets its water supply. […]
Fledgling storks take to the sky
Update on the Silves storks! The fledglings are really quite large now and are to be seen perching up on the sides of their nests. It has been exciting to […]