A typical day

Those people who don't motorhome or who aren't retired sometimes ask us what we do all day. Well, read this and find out.

First of all there are the chores,  not many when you are in a motorhome but pretty essential all the same

topping up with fresh water every other day

emptying the loo

Then there is a bit of light shopping at the nearby shopping mall and maybe coffee and a pastel de nata afterwards

Gran Plaza, Tavira

pastel de nata and artfully decorated capuccino

Lovely view over the salt pans from the balcony

There is always the washing too.

Chores all done the rest of the day is ours for birdwatching, walking, going to the cinema, eating out, expanding our photography skills and  of course our language lessons. Of course if we are feeling lazy we can always laze in the sun and read books or the paper on the iPad or catch up with BBC podcasts.

doing our homework before the next Portuguese language lesson

at the water mill Ria Formosa Nature Reserve

visiting a local market

early morning photography

And after a hard day it's usually necessary to relax with friends and a pint at a local bar.

By now you will have realised that it's a hard life but as they say, someone has to do it.