Luton airport
August 30, 2020 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
At Luton airport waiting for flight
Cottage lagares de Beira
August 31, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Picked up car at airport, very quick & easy. Drove here without getting lost - a record!!
Settling in to our cottage
Beer in 'Ollie' aka Oliveira Do Brira
September 1, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Had a beer in town square. All looks normal!
Life at the Quinta
September 2, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Weather warm and sunny much cooler in evening. Places seems pretty much like normal.
Cheap wine 8 euros for 5 (yes five) litres!
Picked some figs and oranges from trees around the cottage very niceRead more
Black chickens matter!
September 2, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Up in the hills
September 3, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Going to be a hot day, so headed up the mountains. Mountains and lakes. Now the highest point in mainland Portugal 2,000 meters (almost actually 1,900
One of many
September 5, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Just one of many little villages that are dotted around the Serra Estrella's.
Weather very hot last few days high 30s. Had a BBQ last night with Lisa and Richard. Got a lazy day today but going intoRead more
Beer O'clock in Ollie
September 5, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Lunch time beer in olivetia
Pig BBQ
September 6, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Pig BBQ. All you can eat and drink 12.50 euro.
Foodcourt Coimbra
September 8, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Went to Coimbra today to pickup oven and floor tiles for Lisa's place. 'big' city Coimbra. Had an old sector where we stayed last year, but outside it's just like any other city. Went to shopping mallRead more
Day ay lisa & Rich's Quinta
September 9, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Had a lazy day today around Lisa's land. Really hot, 35+ can't do much. A piccie of a squash ! Not sure how you'd cook it, or even get it to the kitchen table.
Praying Mantis joins us for breakfast!
September 10, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Had to remove the little critter back into the garden.
Early birthday for lynne
September 11, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Went to a local restaurant for an early celebration of Lynne's birthday. The food you see, hock, rice, roast potatoes and all the wine you want plus desert 7 euros! This has to be one of the cheapestRead more
Cool off
September 12, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Still very hot do went to a nearby river to cool down. These are called river beaches here. It is next to a camp site so there is a bar. Hot tomorrow as well.
Lazy day on the Qunita
September 14, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
30 pounds of tomatoes from 1 day picking! All now boiled down and bottled as tomatoe paste.
Last few days now. Big fires burning fortunately 100 miles away but ash is everywhere and the skyRead more
The house
September 15, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Videos of the cottage we are staying in. Test of my new camera as well as uploading to penguins.
Last full day here so cleaning up, got to see a friend whose dog has just had 11 puppies! Going out forRead more
Last night in Ollie
September 16, 2020 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Had a nice meal with Lisa & Rich . Very nice place got thrown out at 11 o'clock due to newly introduced covid restrictions.
Drive to Porto and got a night in an airport hotel, flight leaves tomorrowRead more
Back in UK
September 17, 2020 in England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
After carefully keeping social distancing in Portugal ( Covid rate 25 per 100,000) we are now back in UK. Luton airport 200 people crammed into a space less than quarter of a football pitch with CovidRead more
Testing [David Phillips]
Nice one mike...site looks goid [David Phillips]