Quinta das Abelhas

The photo opportunities have started for Afonso - no doubt he will be appearing here a fair bit!

We have two wwoofers staying with us at the moment, who were lucky enough to get to be around for the home birth. Oli is a young german, who stayed with us last year for a few months, and came back a few weeks ago. It is nice when people come back - they already know how things work here, and can normally figure out what work is needed, and just get on with it.

Oli sat up with us until about 3am when Aliss was in labour, and then went to bed so that he had energy the next day to take over all the housework etc. He was dead keen on holding Afonso:

Merina is american. She has only been with us for a couple of weeks, and is leaving in a few days.

Its quite a privilege to have been here while Aliss was in labour, and to have seen new born baby within minutes of his birth. Our sincere thanks to both Oli and Merina, for feeding the animals, doing the washing up and generally allowing us the space to crash once Afonso’s birth was over. Parents and grandparents alike were truly exhausted, and we appreciate the help at that very special time. I’m sure this was one wwoofing experience they will never forget!

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