Well we went to the lawyer’s yesterday and signed the contract with the builder. The contract has very detailed timelines included, showing that all the work should be completed in a little over 12 months. The builder says that he
We have some dates!
We now have some dates! There will be a meeting with the lawyer to confirm the contract details on Thursday next, and the contract signing will be the following Thursday. The builder should start fairly soon after the signing, I
Easter in the village
The whole area has reverberated to the sound of fireworks since Saturday night. The locals seem to celebrate Easter with a visit from the local clergy, who are looking for a donation, they come round the villages ringing bells. They
Loving the peace and quiet
We have now been here for slightly over three months, and we love it! Although some nights are quite cold, the majority of the days, when the sun comes out are warm. We both have quite good tans. The peace
Update 25th January
We have spent a great deal of time
A New Year in a new Country
We have now been here for just over a month. The weather has changed to something more akin to the U.K. Cool, damp and overcast with some rain showers. But we are not complaining, and the country needs the water.
Portugese weather
As seems to be common around the world the weather here at the moment is not as would be usually expected. We have had ten days of glorious sunshine since we arrived, but November which is normally pretty wet was
Now Living in Portugal
We have been here for around ten days now and have hardly stopped since we arrived. The weather has been almost unbroken sunshine during the day, and cold clear nights. That all changed today, which started overcast and cold, and