Manolis’s olive grove in Προδρόμι / Prodromi
Today we took a trip up into the hills behind Paleochora to visit the olive groves belonging to Manolis Klironomakis. Manolis is from Paleochora and he has a clothes shop […]
A day out at Lagos Zoo
We have made friends with a lovely couple, Simon and Emma, who moved to the Algarve from Wales three years ago along with their two children, Ffion and Oscar, and […]
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 […]
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. […]
Life on site and stork-watch
Hello all and we hope you are all safe and well. Another update from us here in Silves, Portugal. Portugal exited the State of Emergency just over two weeks ago […]