Back on the south coast of Crete
28 May – 4 June 2021: We just couldn’t stay away 😊 We know we have a long journey ahead of us back to Ireland and so, while we are […]
Γύθειο / Gytheio, a tale of two halves
17th – 26th October 2020: After our short stop in Sparti, we were relieved to reach Gytheio, a gorgeous, rather small coastal town in the middle ‘finger’ of the Peloponnese. […]
Ολυμπία/Ancient Olympia
After the trauma of last night’s midnight-dash through a huge storm in search of cover and higher ground, we decided not to take any chances and to treat ourselves to […]
Portugal to Greece (part 1)
Portugal – Barcelona – Civitavecchia Hi friends, a quick update on our journey from Portugal through Spain and Italy towards Greece. Caitríona: As I type this, we are travelling down […]
Adeus a Portugal
Hi folks 💕 The outstanding issue we had with the fridge in our van has now been resolved, hooray! We needed the fridge fixed before we could undertake the drive […]
Celebrations & fun with friends
4th September: Today is Olwen’s half-birthday and, of course, that means cake! Here she is with nine and a half chocolate cupcakes! 19th September: Today we spent the afternoon at […]
August in Guia
Our time in Guia is coming to an end and we have had a lovely time here in the apartment (although Saul and I do really miss vanlife… we nearly […]
The move to Guia
5th July 2020: It has become so hot in the van that we have arranged a two month rental in a village in the centre of the Algarve called Guia. […]
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 […]
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 […]