by Fi | 03 Jun, 2020 | Moving to Portugal
I Have a Plan – Departure Date for Portugal In the words of Baldrick – that most famous and beloved of all Brits – I have a plan! “ Baldrick: I have a plan, sir. Edmund: Really, Baldrick? A cunning and subtle one? Baldrick: Yes, sir. Edmund: As...
by Fi | 01 Jun, 2020 | Moving to Portugal
Our Race to Portugal – Everything Just Got Faster The early morning sun is already hot in the sky as I walk my now familiar circuit around the farm. I try to gather together my darting thoughts to put down on paper. Tomorrow it will be eleven weeks since we...
by Fi | 27 May, 2020 | Moving to Portugal, Nomad Life
A New Deadline – Dreaming of a September Migration The heat of a perfect day is cooling, and the crows caw raucously as they jostle for roosting space in their trees by the stream. Iggy’s windows are still wide open, mosquito nets firmly shut, and I loll lazily...
by Fi | 24 May, 2020 | Covid-19, Moving to Portugal
Honey? How About We Move to Portugal? “Honey? How about we move to Portugal?” Jay – bless him – barely missed a stroke on the lunch dishes he was washing up at the sink. “Yeah, that sounds good.” The words drifted, casually, over his shoulders as he...
by Fi | 16 Apr, 2020 | Coronavirus, Lockdown Fitness, Nomad Life
Lockdown Fitness Day Two – A New Bike Day Two Saturday 11th April dawned clear and sunny as we prepared to leave the farm for the first time in twenty-four days. I could feel butterflies jumping in my stomach at the thought of going out among people again. But...
