Portugal to Spain
On to the next destination - drove the rental car from Joao’s haras - tried to get the ferry but it was shut down due to some military exercises going on so had to go back through …
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Lazy day
Andrea and Sarah came over from Lisbon to visit us yesterday. Relaxed at the beach then had a great pasta with crab at Joao’s place at night. Another day and some more photos :) Le…
Wine Cellar
Joao took me to the local wine cellar here in Comporta - Herdades de Comporta. Also spoke to his horse care taker - he is from Brazil and from the same region where we have a farm …
More Portugal
Having a great time here with Joao - went for a bike ride this morning in the intense heat and dryness of the sandy soil of this region. Had some great food at a beach restaurant c…
In Portugal!
After a 2 hour delay in NY because of storms the flight took off… as usual I fell asleep, not before asking the flight attendant to wake me up for the film. Good film with Edward N…
Last Days
Last days in “paradise” - drove to the Western Shore and the Southern Shores of the island. Also went windsurfing on the last day resulting in a hand full of blisters… totally “out…
Boat Ride
Finally the weather stabilized a little and we had a full day of sun and wind - to match that we went out for a sail with all those who were still here in the island… Mark, Elena, …
Tina and Rory's Wedding
What a setting!! Amazing location + a perfect entrance by the bride + beautiful people… ok, the DJ was not that great but we all had a great time… till 4 in the morning :) Here are…
Rainy day
Rained almost all day yesterday so caught up on some reading - Over the Edge of the World - Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe by Laurence Bergreen - very well wri…
Turks and Caicos day 6
Another calm day - the wedding day!! Roamed around the beach and the island to take some more pictures today: Legacy links from the original WordPress post http://picasaweb.go…