Quarteira

Tuesday 04/02/2014

The road works near the entrance to the campsite are still not finished, they have progressed about 100 metres, since last March!

A shopping trip to Lidl, is required. Along with all of the other pensioners, we cannot resist the "bargains aisle". Kathleen is seduced into choosing some non slip protective mats, only 2.95 Euro. The have all kinds of uses: Protect worktop : protect sink, table mat ; drinks coaster ...etc, not to mention, double the shopping bil, when it is Ken’s turn to pay!

There is a hiccup in topping up my Portuguese SIM card, because I have not topped it up for a year, they have cancelled the card, but they give me a new one, with a small amount of data already in place. This is quickly used up, downloading the CoPilot GPS app, along with map of Portugal and Spain, which Gordon and Kath told us about.

The day time weather is pleasant, but, overnight, there is a howling gale, we never learn, we have left the awning out, we have to get out of bed to roll it in at 1:00am ! 

Wednesday 05/02/2014

A problem, we cannot get the handle which winds the awning in to detach from the awning, and, it is too high for me to reach to see what the problem is. Fortunately, our helpful English neighbours have  a ladder on the rear of their van. They reverse their van alongside ours, and, I am able to climb up the ladder on their van, so detach the handle.

It is dry and sunny, a trip to buy bread, vegetables, and top up my internet SIM, using the scooter for the first time. 

Thursday 06/02/2014

Weather is poor, not cold, but unpredictable, sunny one minute, violent downpours the next!

A day of reading and dodging the showers.

Friday 07/02/2014

Hurrah! The sun is out, it is sunny and warm!

We cycle for 5 miles along the coast, to the marina at Villamoura, beers at convenient stopping points of coarse.


Saturday 08/02/2014
The sunshine has been short lived. Grey skies and drizzle greet us this morning.

The plan had been to go to visit Gordon and Kath, on the motor scooter, but, the weather is too poor for a 50 mile round trip. Instead, we walk to Lidl to buy Pizza for this evening, and get thoroughly soaked in the process, when the drizzle turns to driving rain.


We manage a Skype call to Gary, Gabriel and Susana in Aberbyjan, and a call to Charlotte to wish her happy birthday.


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