As I write, Mark is dreaming of that golf, stuffing his face with ham, cheese, pineapple, melon, cheese and a bread roll, all while watching the Cowboys play. The game started at 2am last night, even he went to bed before kickoff (just). We've gotten into a weird pattern of staying up until 2am, waking… Continue reading Golf monasteries, Portuguese breakfasts and the Dallas Cowboys

And ahh, it's grand. A great day, waves powerful although average height, wind and noise creating a world of individual solitude. River was fascinated and there were birds to boot! We watched surfers and a windsurfer who flew across the water. We had a beer under a ratty umbrella and it was pretty bloody perfect.… Continue reading Just back from the beach

We're about a kilometer from the sea, I think, right down this road. Well, it's been a while, much longer than anticipated. We're assured that's normal, drives us mad, of course. Anyway, internet, phone, tv still in various stages of intermittently working, depending on just what it is you'd like to accomplish at that moment.… Continue reading We’re baaaaccckkk….or we should be up and running at full speed soon