2020 is coming to an end and as for everyone else this has not been the year we planned. Back in February, we showed our new charts and pilot books for Mediterranean Spain as we intended to sail south in April. We are still in the same place as when we celebrated Christmas last year. Has the year been wasted? Certainly not! Things have happened that we would have preferred not to have happened with Covid and losing Graham’s Mother in March. We have still explored and have enjoyed spending time in Portugal. We expected to leave in April but instead, we have spent time developing friendships and learning about… Read More
Continue ReadingA Strange Summer
On our blog we often post pictures showing the sunshine, today the rain has come but being stuck inside has given me the motivation to update the blog. We have been back in Cascais for nearly three months now. The summer has not been the one we planned but we have been out exploring the local area. Places are very quiet, we visited the Castelo de S. Jorge Lisbon, speaking to one of the guides they typically have 20,000 visitors a day in August, this year the numbers are around 2,000. We spotted a naughty seagull going to the pharmacy without a mask on but on the whole people are… Read More
Continue ReadingReturning to Portugal
Finally we have returned from our “short” trip to the UK. Two and a half weeks became six weeks and then four and a half months later, we were on our way back to Portugal. It was a surreal experience travelling back, very few people are travelling and Stansted airport only had 7 passenger flights leaving that day. As you might expect the airport was very quiet so no queues. The catering and shops were all closed with the exception of Boots where you could buy a sandwich, you had to queue to get into the shop. As you looked around the airport aircraft were parked but nothing was moving. … Read More
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