If you love the sun, then just take some time during the winter months and travel to a country with sunshine 😉
Enjoy life in the sun for a few days, weeks or months ☀.
We can absolutely recommend it.
We all only have one life.
MAKE SOMETHING OF IT!
It’s the end of December and we’re practically enjoying spring. Everything is turning green and starting to bloom.
It’s great!
Simply beautiful. Balm for the soul. Switch off. Enjoy. Relax.
Drive into the Monchique mountains. Super route!
Great view. Unfortunately once again not so nice to recognize on the pictures.
You can always see the sea and Portimao in the background.
The reason for the trip today was an insider tip from a super nice salesman in a liquor store. We were looking for Medronho schnapps/liqueur, which is made from the fruit of the strawberry tree. When the salesman saw us in our motorcycle gear, he said we could go to Monchique. That would be a great motorcycle route, with great views from the mountains. (He was absolutely right)
Monchique also has the best medronho, as it originally comes from there. The medronho sold in supermarkets and liquor stores is often not particularly tasty, as there is a lot of alcohol and little fruit. In addition, not only is the quality better, but the medronho in Monchique is also cheaper.
We found the store in this small village.
We were even allowed to have 2 tasters.
As both are really delicious, we simply had to take a bottle of each with us.
One is a fruit brandy, the other a liqueur with a hint of honey. You can really taste the strawberries in both.
We actually wanted to visit the Portimao racetrack on a weekend. There is usually something on offer. As we could always catch a glimpse of the entire circuit from the mountains and it was practically on the way, we drove there.
You’re driving in the middle of nowhere, as is so often the case here in Portugal, and suddenly you’re in front of the Motorsports Park.
It’s difficult to get a look inside the “hallowed halls” as there is a high wall all around. As we thought, there was of course nothing going on during the week.
The Moto GP race takes place there at the end of March. If nothing comes up, we will probably take a close look at this track and enjoy the feeling there.
Our Advent calendar is slowly coming to an end.
But we were still able to unwrap a few packages. For example, Alex’s favorite tea. We like to drink a cup of cocoa or tea in the evening. A great idea from our children, because we haven’t found a comparable tea here in Portugal yet, and I don’t think we need to say much about a jar of Nutella. Nutella always works. Delicious!
Alex got a summery T-shirt with a great motif on the 20th. Very fitting.
Iris got a great, cozy jacket. Just right for the cool morning temperatures.
The insect bite healer is a really great and useful gift. We are not familiar with it, but have already heard a lot of positive things about it. Now we can see for ourselves. We are excited, but hope we won’t have to use it too often.
Alex presents his Advent present from December 20th, it really suits him perfectly.
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Iris & Alex