Groningen
30 juin 2017, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Last day in Groningen... Let the adventure begin!
Welcome to the adventures of Jenna and Mats! Follow along on our journey with us to experience the things we saw and did.
Catch the highlights asEn savoir plus
Groningen
1 juillet 2017, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We handed in our keys and had a nice farewell at Ard-Jan’s with Mao and Baukje. We even fit in a midnight celebration of Canada's 150th birthday. Thanks for the T-shirts Angelle!
Then the followingEn savoir plus
Delft
2 juillet 2017, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We spent a few days in Delft with Mariska and Michiel before we flew to Portugal, which was the perfect way to catch our breath and relax a bit.
Mariska picked us up from the train station in DelftEn savoir plus
Flying to Faro, Portugal
6 juillet 2017, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
At 6:00 we got up and (sleep-)walked to the train station. It was funny to pass the students on the streets of Delft that were just heading home after a late night of partying. After a short trainEn savoir plus
Why Portugal?
7 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We went to Portugal for the opportunity to learn about <b>permaculture</b> (http://wp.me/P2OyVq-6r), something we want to experiment with ourselves. Also, it was a chance to recover from a busyEn savoir plus
The Quinta
8 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The Quinta (Quinta Alvorada do Ouro) is a farm in the hills of the Algarve region of Southern Portugal.
The house is made with beautiful clay walls. It stays nice and cool in the summer heat. ThereEn savoir plus
Farming
9 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
So, what kind of work did we do?
Our main tasks each day included feeding the chickens and the cats (morning and evening). In the evening we would let the chickens roam free, while we watered theEn savoir plus
"If you can't take the heat, ..."
10 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
"... don't tickle the dragon."
It was regularly above 35°C at the Quinta. It felt like you were standing in front of a giant blow dryer. All planning was based around the times of day. We quicklyEn savoir plus
Water Management
11 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Besides (or because of) the heat, water was limited. The Quinta (farm) is off-grid with no connection to a sewer or running water. Victoria has a large water reservoir that fills up in the winter andEn savoir plus
And for fun...
12 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Although we mostly stayed at the Quinta (the farm), we had a few outings. Beside the weekly grocery run, on Sundays we also went to some local flea markets combined with a trip to the local beaches inEn savoir plus
Farm animals
13 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
The cats and chickens sure had some character. They deserve their very own post!
Ophelia and Fatima (the chickens) would somehow squeeze through a small gap in their cage and we'd have to chase afterEn savoir plus
And other inhabitants
14 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
It was fun to explore the Quinta for other animals. There were some interesting bugs around, like a praying mantis, a snake, huge bees that were pollinating the passion fruit, a few types of spiders.En savoir plus
One last walk across the farm
26 juillet 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
In the time we had been at the Quinta, the vegetables had grown big. The water level in the river had dropped even lower but we felt like we had contributed a bit to this cool project. We got someEn savoir plus
Seville
28 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Our first stop of our Spain road trip was Seville. it is a beautiful, stately city with some impressive history and architecture.
Some of the highlights included:
• Street performers singing andEn savoir plus
Cordoba
29 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
Driving through the rolling hills of Spain's countryside we left Seville to go to Cordoba. On our way we spotted a impressive Moorish castle and watched a beautiful sunset from the hills overlookingEn savoir plus
Trouble in Paradise...
30 juillet 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows, and traveling has it's ups and downs too. Social media often skews our perception of reality because we only share the positives. So we want to share thisEn savoir plus
Italica - Dragonpit
1 août 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
In Seville we learned about the nearby Roman city of Italica. Only ruins were left but we were curious to explore its history.
It wasn't too exciting at first. We walked past crumbled houses andEn savoir plus
Cadiz
2 août 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Cadiz is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities, founded around 1104BC as "Gadir" by the Phoenicians. In their myths the founder was Melqart (aka Hercules).
When we arrived we were treated byEn savoir plus
Huelva - Los Colombinos 525 Anniversary
3 août 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
525 years ago on this date (Aug 3, 1492), Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) set sail from Palos de Frontera (near Huelva) with three ships: the Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña. His goal was to tryEn savoir plus
Lisbon
4 août 2017, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Santuário de Cristo Rei (Christ the King) welcomed us to Lisbon as our train rolled into the city. And we couldn't think of a better welcome than the one given to us by our AirBnB host. Pedro and hisEn savoir plus
Cascais beach & Sintra palaces
6 août 2017, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
We took the train along the coast to Cascais, a beautiful beach town. It's a great place to go for a dive and have some ice cream at the famous Santini gelato shop! We also had fun browsing a localEn savoir plus
Home sweet home!
8 août 2017, Canada ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
We flew out of Lisbon to spend 6 weeks in Calgary to visit family and support Jenna's parents through her mom's surgery. Our visit was a good mix of spending some quality time with family and friendsEn savoir plus
The Cabin
23 août 2017, Canada ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
We had two relaxing days at Opa's cabin. It was nice to journal a bit and get inspiration for building a Tiny House. We were visited by two deer and a really sneaky squirrel was looking for some food.
Boswell BC
1 septembre 2017, Canada ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
We headed to BC for the Labour Day long weekend to spend some time with the Thygesen family at their cabin. Jenna T. is the childhood best friend of Jenna. It was an amazing weekend of good food madeEn savoir plus
In Transit
20 septembre 2017, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We set out on the next part of our journey. Off to New Zealand! We would have two layovers, flying from Calgary, to Los Angeles and via Brisbane to Auckland, taking 30 hours and 20 min, technicallyEn savoir plus

















































































































