ANN, CATHY & BARBARA AROUND THE PATIO TABLE
These pictures of our family visitors must speak for themselves for the week has presented no opportunity for me to sit down and attempt a blog.
ANN PICTURED IN THE SOUTH GARDEN
With us are my sister, Cathy, from Berlin and my brother and his wife, Kevin and Ann, from Calgary. Cathy has been a frequent visitor to Portugal. For the Canadians, it's a new experience.
ANN IN THE ROCK GARDEN
The pictures come in no particular order. As they show, our visitors have been lucky with the weather. Most evenings, we've relaxed around the patio table and enjoyed our meals there.
ANN AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE VALLEY, BENAFIM AND THE DISTANT HILLS
Some of the pictures come from Kevin's camera and others from mine.
BRAVEHEART
Our guests were astonished at the coolness of Braveheart, who would unhesitatingly take his place among the dogs and insist of his rights.
IN BENAFIM
We drove to Benafim one afternoon to fetch bread from the house of Hans the baker.
HANS, HIS BREAD AND US
He bakes a great range of breads in his traditional bread oven. The oven is first heated with oak chips that are scraped out before the bread is inserted.
AT THE GYPSY MARKET IN LOULE
Saturday mornings bring the gypsy market to Loule, along with a great number of tourists who are bused in from the colonies along the coast.
AT JL's SNACK BAR
You can't beat JL's place, just beyond the roundabout that leads to the cement factory, for a drink, a sandwich and a conversation with a view.
AT THE NURSERY CAFE
On the other hand, to make an impression and enjoy a spectacular salad, the venue to choose is the Garden Cafe at the Natura Garden Centre near Almancil.
AT THE TABLE UNDER THE TREES, IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE
This was our favourite seating, eating, cocktail and conversation spot.
VIEW FROM THE HEIGHTS OF PARRAGIL
The view embraces the great sweep of the Algarve plain from Albufeira to Faro and beyond.
KEVIN, ANN & FUNNY HATS
The hats come from the medieval fair at Salir. Their wearers must speak on their own behalf.
AT THE GARDEN TABLE
The dogs and the wasps would gather around the table with us. Note the swatter hanging off the back of a chair.
KEVIN WITH BOBBY
Bobby was initially highly suspicious of our visitors. He always is. But within a day he had decided that Kevin was a fine guy and the two became good mates.
KEVIN, BOBBY & ONO
More of the same, with Ono crouched between Kevin's feet. Ono likes to be close up with his humans.
TERRY, CAUGHT BY HIS DOGS AT HIDE AND SEEK
And here I am getting the treats out as fast as I can go. Which, for this week, has to do.
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