Groningen
30 июня 2017 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 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 asЧитать далее
Groningen
1 июля 2017 г., Нидерланды ⋅ 🌧 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 followingЧитать далее
Delft
2 июля 2017 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 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 DelftЧитать далее
Flying to Faro, Portugal
6 июля 2017 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 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 trainЧитать далее
Why Portugal?
7 июля 2017 г., 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 busyЧитать далее
The Quinta
8 июля 2017 г., 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. ThereЧитать далее
Farming
9 июля 2017 г., 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 theЧитать далее
"If you can't take the heat, ..."
10 июля 2017 г., 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 quicklyЧитать далее
Water Management
11 июля 2017 г., 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 andЧитать далее
And for fun...
12 июля 2017 г., 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 inЧитать далее
Farm animals
13 июля 2017 г., 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 afterЧитать далее
And other inhabitants
14 июля 2017 г., 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.Читать далее
One last walk across the farm
26 июля 2017 г., 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 someЧитать далее
Seville
28 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
Cordoba
29 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 overlookingЧитать далее
Trouble in Paradise...
30 июля 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 thisЧитать далее
Italica - Dragonpit
1 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
Cadiz
2 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 byЧитать далее
Huelva - Los Colombinos 525 Anniversary
3 августа 2017 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 tryЧитать далее
Lisbon
4 августа 2017 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 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 hisЧитать далее
Cascais beach & Sintra palaces
6 августа 2017 г., Португалия ⋅ 🌙 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 localЧитать далее
Home sweet home!
8 августа 2017 г., Канада ⋅ 🌙 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 friendsЧитать далее
The Cabin
23 августа 2017 г., Канада ⋅ 🌙 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 сентября 2017 г., Канада ⋅ 🌙 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 madeЧитать далее
In Transit
20 сентября 2017 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 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, technicallyЧитать далее

















































































































