Tag: portugal
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Port, Rum, Tobacco and Rubber Ducks: A Smuggling Story from Lundy
I came home from Portugal with duty-free tobacco, rum, port — and six rubber ducks. A story about Lundy’s remarkable history of pirates, hidden caves and one of North Devon’s most notorious smugglers.”
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Swimming at Praia Fluvial do Cabril, Pedrógão Grande, Portugal
I think Teresa rather enjoys finding me new places to swim in Portugal. As a blogger, I feel I should write about them properly so other people can find them too – and get a feel for what it is actually like to swim there before they set off. A hot afternoon in Portugal On…
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From Lundy to Portugal: Our House Renovation on the Camino Português
A house on the Camino Português near Tomar, Portugal — on the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela and connected to the Knights Templar history of Lundy.
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A Tale of Earthquakes Lundy and Lisbon
A tale of Earthquakes, looks at the possible link between Earthquake’ and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, exploring history and a shared Atlantic connection
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Olive Harvesting in Portugal: A Fun Experience
This year, our trip to Portugal coincided with the olive harvest. All around the villages, you could see and hear people gathering their olives. We had no idea about olive harvesting. We were eager to help our friend Mark. He was in the throes of harvest. Mark speaks Portuguese and, as such, had got to…
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Exploring Hidden River Beaches in Central Portugal
Swimming in a river beach in Central Portugal, part of a series of Portugese swims.
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At the Edge of the World: Lundy and Finisterre
Sitting on the West Coast of Lundy, I often feel I am at the edge of the world. The horizon is wide, the Atlantic rolls out before me in shifting shades of blue, depending on the light. Here on the cliffs’ edgelands, I try to find an escape from an easterly wind. With the sound…
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The Path to Avalon
August 2020 – a time when COVID restrictions had not yet fully eased. Weekends away had to be in the UK. Having grown used to solitude we thought a pilgrimage could be an interesting thing to do. So we delved into a book titled ‘Pilgrim Pathways’ by Andy Bell. This book features short pilgrimages that…
