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Portugal Adventure: April 2010
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Thursday, 1 April 2010. Last few weeks in Portugal. Goodness, it's the 1st April already. We've been back in UK since 2nd March. Since then we've been really busy catching up with friends and relatives and trying to get organised so that we can go back to Portugal once and for all. The plan is to return to Portugal as soon as possible. Before then though, we have to get the house ready to sell, and then actually sell it! Here is a summary of our last few weeks spent in Portugal. Our journey home was punc...
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Portugal Adventure: Spring
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Monday, 15 February 2010. It's distinctly chilly today, overcast and windy, and the sun is struggling to show through. We lit the fire about one hour ago and have resigned ourselves to a "make and mend" day. It rained heavily during the night and the forecast is for more rain today but it hasn't appeared yet. Yesterday we drove down through Penalva da Alva in weak sunshine. The mimosa trees are all in bloom and look glorious. So is spring officially here? This is Manteigas just before 1300 hours today.
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Portugal Adventure: January 2010
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Sunday, 31 January 2010. Our telephone (and internet) were out for 9 days. Yesterday (Saturday) a telephone engineer turned up in the afternoon and spent 3 hours looking for the fault. It transpired that damage had been caused to the telephone line further afield by people hunting. Anyway, it's good to be back online and being able to Skype our families. Here is a quick overview of what we've been up to:. Several other things have happened in the past week worthy of mention:. Jon worked for the West Midl...
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Portugal Adventure: February 2010
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Monday, 22 February 2010. The other reason we drove up to Gouveia was to try and find a parking place for the PR2 and PR3 walks that are mentioned in a link on our "Hidden Treasures". We have been trying to find information about a walk that goes from Vila Pouca da Beira to no avail. Even a visit to the village was fruitless. We managed to find a Roman road that was impressive but nothing to indicate the walk, despite a sign by one of the churches indicating that there is walking in the area. We can get ...
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Portugal Adventure: Hidden Treasures
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Saturday, 20 February 2010. The forecast for the next few days isn't great. Rain and thunder possibly. We light the fire every night though some days we feel that we need to light it early afternoon, and on other days when the sun is out, it does not get lit until about 1800 hours. It gets dark about 1820 hours at the moment. The green meadows and agricultural fields, beneath the pruned grapevines, are beginning to brighten with white, pink and yellow spring flowers. At the same time, in the distance...
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Portugal Adventure: Bread and Cake
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Saturday, 20 February 2010. There are little white vans that comes around the villages. Some are selling fruit and vegetables, one man sells bread and cakes. The only problem is with these vans is that it's a bit like trying to catch the icecream van. We never know when they will appear. And we either spot the bread van when the wallet is in the house, and we don't have any loose change in our pockets, or we only notice him as he's disappearing up the exit track. Labels: Bolo de chocolate. Mountain Rescu...
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Portugal Adventure: Pneus Tyres
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Thursday, 11 February 2010. We had to get a couple of new tyres for the car. We tried a place just off the N17 down a side street, opposite the main turn off for Oliveira do Hospital. The garage had been recommended to us by a friend. They instructed us to pull the car in, put it up on a ramp, and within 20 minutes we had paid up and with a friendly goodbye, we were on our way. All in all, a very painless experience. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Central Portugal - February 2010. Jon now retired as...
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Portugal Adventure: Coja Carnival
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010. Yesterday we went over to Coja for the Carnival due to begin at 1500 hours. The Carnival marks the beginning of Lent and takes place on Shrove Tuesday. The floats were gathering in the grounds of the Galp fuel station on the end of town we came in on, so it meant the road was blocked off and the parked cars lined the road on the outskirts. Though spectators were gathering in groups from the Galp station onwards, we made our way to the main square to meet our friends.
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Portugal Adventure: Gouveia
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Monday, 22 February 2010. The other reason we drove up to Gouveia was to try and find a parking place for the PR2 and PR3 walks that are mentioned in a link on our "Hidden Treasures". We have been trying to find information about a walk that goes from Vila Pouca da Beira to no avail. Even a visit to the village was fruitless. We managed to find a Roman road that was impressive but nothing to indicate the walk, despite a sign by one of the churches indicating that there is walking in the area. To see the ...
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Portugal Adventure: October 2009
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Thursday, 29 October 2009. We visited a place called Mata da Margaraça, in the Serra do Açor today, to do a geocache. The place was was another geocaching gem. Another glorious day, still too hot for us to do any serious walking. On the way back home we made a diversion to Arganil to do a little bit of shopping at Intermarche. We are now equipped with one of their loyalty cards that enables you to get some items at a lower price, as well as collecting points to spend on electrical equipment. There are mo...