This year for the first time since we arrived in Portugal we spent Christmas day at home. We were joined by Jane and Hugh and Caroline and Tomas, Lynn spent nearly the whole day in the kitchen, but we had
Work on the terraces
Winter is arriving, much cooler, and bouts of rain, but so far we are at least getting some sun shine between rain. This week we have had three men working on the terraces opposite, clearing the three years of growth
Steady stream of guests
We have had a steady stream of guests this year. Most have been extremely complimentary, with positive notes in the visitors books, and lots of suggestions of places to visit.We even had a letter sent to the HPB office which
Forest fires get closer
Yet another fire close to the Quinta, this is probably the closest we have seen. Although the summer did not start until mid June, it has been consistently hot and dry with virtually no rain. On a recent visit to
Long hot summer
I haven’t been posting much this year. After a really long winter, rain into early June! We have been enjoying a long hot summer, Unfortunately this has caused many forest fires in the area, some of which have been quite
An eventful start to 2012
A lot has happened since a very pleasant Christmas spent with Hugh & Jane in Parada da Gonta. The weather although cold at night has in the main been sunny and warm during the day. I have been out in
Day on the Douro
Whilst the family were here we also spent a day on the Douro, up to Pinhao and then down to Regua, with lunch at The Vintage House. A really nice day out! On the way back to the airport we
The sights of Viseu
We have had my brother and his family staying for nine days, during that time we visited a number of different places, and had loads of pool time. We spend a day seeing the sites in Viseu, a morning at