….was with cousins Kelly, R.J. and his partner Eduardo…it was fun…their friends are all ‘foreigners’ as well, so we partied without a “Brit” in sight and it was outrageous. It took us a few days in Portugal to recoup!!……..Ahhhh…..Portugal….our new fav place (next to Paris of course)…..it was wonderful. The people are friendly, the food is incredible.
We found restaurants that wanted us to try local food and plied us with all sorts of little treats. We stayed in Faro in the Algarve and after a few days decided that we would like to go up into the hills and explore the villages up there. We checked out the public transport system, it was slightly better than Auckland, but it wasn’t going to get us where we wanted to go AND back, so we decided to hire a car. We have managed up until now to avoid this. The idea of actually driving on the ‘wrong side’ had become a very scary prospect, particulary as we have been passengers in ‘left hand drive cars’ and have spent all our time cringing as we have gone around roundabouts!!!! New Year’s Resolution – “No fear”…..so off we went – first roundabout I screeched at Rod “Watch the left! Watch the left”……we got through and didn’t look back, it was great – so look out Europe – we are taking to the road. More about Portugal when I've edited the photos.
Settling into our new job……snow on the ground…..it’s a “winter wonderland”….more about that later……..much love xxxxxx
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