Inga has made some new beds for herbs outside the pixie yurt which are looking lovely. Plus there is a new hammock on the terrace which makes it a perfect spot for a person who wants to get away from it all (and there are 11 of us on the quinta at that moment!)
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Shower area next to swimming pool
Matt and Andy have been busy with this today, making sure that the water will drain into the new beds dug by Hedvig and Andrea. Our eco-friendly ionising capsules have arrived to help keep the pool clean. So it’s had a good clean and we should be back in it splashing around very soon.
Swimming Pool
Unfortunately we can’t afford to construct a natural swimming pool just yet, but we have finally got around to putting up the above ground pool we bought 2nd hand a couple of years ago. Yesterday we filled it almost to the top, and today we’ll top it up. Then we can go for a swim [...]
Bucaco Forest
My favourite place to visit so far has been the Bucaco Forest about 45 minutes away by car. Benedictine Monks estabilished a hermitage there in the sixth century and it remained in religious hands until 1834 with the dissolution of the monastries. It also was the site of Napolean’s first major defeat in the Peninsular [...]
Swimming Pool Preparations
Matt, Aaron and Andy (supervised by Poppy) have been making the final preparations to the base for the swimming pool. First they levelled a 4.5m diameter circle on the ground (the ground looks level but there was a 10cm height difference from front to back of the circle!), then build a surround of stones (left [...]
Black Kites
We sometimes see Black Kites now soaring in the sky above the quinta. Apparently they winter in Africa and are only seen in the UK when they are passing through. They summer here though, lucky us as they are majestic! Black Kites will take small live prey as well as fish, household refuse and carrion. [...]
Horse Riding
Sophie and I have just got back from our weekly horse riding lesson at Quinta da Pombal in Beijos (half an hour away from here). It is a ‘proper’ Portuguese stables with stallions and mares and they do Portuguese Dressage there. We have about an hour with a teacher for a very reasonable price and [...]
Pirate Ship Slide
We’ve been wanting to build a slide for Poppy for a while, and today Kirsten managed to blag a great pallet crate which has inspired the “Pirate Ship Slide”! We’ve decided to build it next to the Kitchen Caravan, so visiting children can use it too.
Cana Roof
Oli and Teresa renewing the cana roof of the Kitchen Caravan dining area.
The “Woodland” Yurt
Now available for volunteers and rentals. Comfortable and cosy yurt with double bed and woodburner. 25 euros per night. Use of kitchen caravan, compost toilet and solar shower included. Enquiries / reservations: camp@portugalsmallholding.org
