Category Archives: 2012

Although we were not the only people in the hotel, there were not that many other guests. As we still didn’t know the area well, we didn’t know where there were any restaurants and as we were tired most nights … Continue reading →

Alongside the work, we were trying to track down Maria and Paulo to find out what was happing about meeting up with an architect. It took us several attempts and a while to contact them and I think they didn’t … Continue reading →

There is a stream that runs down the side of the lower terraces and crosses the property between the lower and upper terraces. When we had seen the property the previous year and in fact when I visited in January … Continue reading →

We were up early the next morning. Saturday 1st April. Down for breakfast as early as we could. I think we must have been first down, or was this hotel as busy as the one I had used in January, … Continue reading →

At last its the 30th March and time for the off. We had booked the same time flights and car reservations that I had taken when I flew out in January to make the purchase, so I was very confident … Continue reading →

The time between January and Easter seemed endless. We started to look at what equipment we might need, but knowing we wouldn’t be able to get it there until the summer, when we took the car. This did help to … Continue reading →

We had made the decision to fly down for the Easter break, so knowing easyJet’s policy of the earlier you book the cheaper the flights I was very quickly on the web site looking for a deal. I also used … Continue reading →

We both started to put a lot more thought about what sort of house we wanted. We separately put down our thoughts on paper, including little sketches of what we were thinking. I guess we must have discussed some of … Continue reading →

As soon as I was back, we had two main things to start working on. First was to plan our holidays for the year and secondly was what sort of house can we built. We would need to consider both … Continue reading →

My flight home was in the evening, so I still had a full day available. Considerations for the day were as mentioned in an earlier blog I had made the decision to drive back across the N roads, not the … Continue reading →