Barecelona day 2
Woke up late these past 2 days and going to the beach on the bike - at the airport I regret bringing it but when I reassemble it and ride it around its the best. Got a flat on the first day but was ex...
Portugal to Spain
On to the next destination - drove the rental car from Joao’s haras - tried to get the ferry but it was shut down due to some military exercises going on so had to go back through the “autostrada...
Lazy day
Andrea and Sarah came over from Lisbon to visit us yesterday. Relaxed at the beach then had a great pasta with crab at Joao’s place at night. Another day and some more photos :) Leaving tomorrow to ...
Wine Cellar
Joao took me to the local wine cellar here in Comporta - Herdades de Comporta. Also spoke to his horse care taker - he is from Brazil and from the same region where we have a farm in Parana - he was b...
More Portugal
Having a great time here with Joao - went for a bike ride this morning in the intense heat and dryness of the sandy soil of this region. Had some great food at a beach restaurant close to his house. A...
In Portugal!
After a 2 hour delay in NY because of storms the flight took off… as usual I fell asleep, not before asking the flight attendant to wake me up for the film. Good film with Edward Norton and Naomi Wa...
Last Days
Last days in “paradise” - drove to the Western Shore and the Southern Shores of the island. Also went windsurfing on the last day resulting in a hand full of blisters… totally “out of shape”...
Boat Ride
Finally the weather stabilized a little and we had a full day of sun and wind - to match that we went out for a sail with all those who were still here in the island… Mark, Elena, Ricky, and Gavin (...
Tina and Rory's Wedding
What a setting!! Amazing location + a perfect entrance by the bride + beautiful people… ok, the DJ was not that great but we all had a great time… till 4 in the morning :) Here are some of my pict...
Rainy day
Rained almost all day yesterday so caught up on some reading - Over the Edge of the World - Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe by Laurence Bergreen - very well written apart from th...