October 31 - Portugal, Days 13 and 14

October 31, 2019 - This blog covers two days because yesterday's internet connection was very slow, probably because we were in such a remo...
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October 29 - Portugal, Day 12

October 30, 2019 - This morning was sunny but with fog swirling around us at lower elevations. Following breakfast, we decided to visit th...
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October 28 - Portugal, Day 11

October 28, 2019 - This morning we left Casa Vinhao, where we've been for the last five nights. This photo shows the sitting area of the ho...
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October 27 - Portugal, Day 10

October 27, 2019 - This was a quiet day, by choice. When Veda checked the time on her FitBit she could not figure out why it was an hour be...
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October 26 - Portugal, Day 9

October 26, 2019 - Another sunny warm day, so we decided to visit Peniche, on a headland jutting out into the Atlantic. En route, I stoppe...
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October 25 - Portugal, Day 8

October 25, 2019 - Today dawned bright and sunny. It was cool in the morning, but warmed up considerably later in the day. Our first stop...
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October 24 - Portugal, Day 7

October 24, 2019 - We arrived at our current lodgings late yesterday afternoon - late because our GPS sent us off route. At an intersection...
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October 23 - Portugal, Days 5 and 6

October 23, 2019 - Yesterday was the day to check out of our Lisbon hotel and set out on the road. We picked up our rental car mid-day and...
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October 21 - Portugal, Day 4

October 22, 2019 - Today's agenda included a visit to Sintra. We boarded a train for the forty minute ride north west from Lisbon. But for...
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October 20 - Portugal, Day 3

October 20, 2019 - Today we decided to take a couple "hop on- hop off" bus tours. But we did not realize until we went to book these tours...
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October 19 - Portugal, Day 2

October 19, 2019 - Our hotel, Hotel Mundial, offered an excellent breakfast buffet, with numerous choices. A great start to the day. Since...
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October 18 - Arrival in Portugal

October 18, 2019 - We drove to Toronto yesterday, and then Hannah drove us to the airport to catch our flight to Portugal. The flight on A...
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October 14 - Photographing with Mike

October 14, 2019 - I recently spent a day photographing around Sudbury with my friend Mike Grandmaison, who was in town on an assignment to...
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October 5 - Visiting Killarney

October 05, 2019 - Earlier this week, we spent two nights at Killarney Mountain Lodge with the Wilkinsons and Sunstrums. We arrived on Mon...
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