After looking at the boat in Portimão, we were full of unanswered questions. Rather than trying to force a decision, we elected to be tourists for a few days and let the questions roll around… Evora, the magical medieval city (Day 3 of the 12 days of Christmas in Portugal)

This is the second installment of the 12 Days of Christmas in Portugal. I hope to complete the series in a couple of weeks, occasionally interspersed with more recent news from Barry. — meps We… Junk for sale (Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas in Portugal)

We flew to Portugal on Christmas Day, December 25th, and we returned on Epiphany, January 6th. So it’s only fitting that I write twelve essays about the trip, one for each of the Twelve Days… A drunken sailor's walk (Day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas in Portugal)

I’ve begun a great many books and not finished all of them. One of my favorite beginnings (from a book I keep meaning to finish) is from The Sea and the Jungle, published in 1912… To those who did not go (Day 0 of the 12 Days of Christmas in Portugal)