After making the decision to have the solar system replaced we returned to Turiscampo – the site where we had spent Christmas and New Year. It was the ideal place for proximity to Iain who was going to fix us, not to mention its good facilities and electric hook up. We knew we could relax hereRead more

Holly the motorhome has been the subject of a lot of discussion recently. She has a number of irritating little problems and we’ve been seriously considering downsizing our house in order to buy a more up to date model. After a lot of discussion we think we’ve made a decision. We’re going to try toRead more

January 19th 2017: We woke up on the morning of our planned long drive back to the Algarve to find the ground covered in thick frost. It was my turn on the dog walk and I had to put on coat, gloves and a hat! This seemed unbelievable to us after all the weeks ofRead more

We’ve got a bit out of sequence. I should fill in a bit of our trip from before Shirley’s post about Luz. We made our way up through Portugal from the Algarve towards the Alentejo region, just to see what was there. Our friends Katherine and James had recommended Luz and Monsaraz as must seeRead more

Several people had recommended a visit to this village on the shores of the barragem Alqueva.  Having just experienced it myself I can highly recommend it too. A visit to the museum is a must.  Stay and watch the video, “My Village doesn’t live here anymore” – informative, moving and heartening. A bit of historyRead more

Belonging to motorhome fun, the online forum, has many benefits. The biggest one for us is the wealth of knowledge that the members are willing to share. We were advised to go and see Carlos near Olhao in the eastern Algarve after we scratched the roof and that advice has turned out to be worthRead more

We stayed at Turiscampo another three days after waving goodbye to our good friends Katherine and James. There was still some exploring to do and we were reluctant to move away from the comforts of the site. The contrast between touring and staying put for a while is interesting. Once we get on the roadRead more