turning two

Today we celebrated all day Dani's birthday, Big lunch and big dinner for friends and family. Dani was happy to have his friends around and also his cousin sitting down close to him. Olivia is having some lessons of socializing with Daniel, finally she starts to give some kisses to the family as Daniel enjoys to do.

The dinner was for Daniel but half of the friends were my guests, special Sofia and her family that travel a long journey to stay with us. His nephew Manuel become a very good friend of Olivia. Dani can tell that friend of my friend are also my friend.

Caramujeira, land of the wine

The pains released today again, Just the back pain and the walk still difficult, but right now my mother is applying some folk medicine in my feet, a juice from piteras, a type of cactus that grows here in Caramujeira, in the Algarve. Tomorrow I can tell how good and effective it was. But, Caramujeira is not only a land of Piteras but also of wine. The heat is not going away, The poles are very happy with weather.

Tired again

The pain and the bad days do not like to have too many days off, So today I was again struggling with pain in the feet, pain in the muscles, and a big heart burning. Although, we enjoyed such a warm day in the beautiful Carvalho beach and in the swimming pool. In the evening I was very tired, did not have too much time and feeling to interact with the guests. My friend Filipe and Claudia also arrived today in the Algarve.

Beefs from Poland

Here my house is now taken by the Poles, They are now in majority and of course to survive in my own house it is necessary to speak that Slavic language. My father is trying to integrate him self by offering some beers and some humour and my mother her nice food, regarding to me I am asking for the understanding and translation of Olivia. In the shore the Polish community is visible by their skins, before white now reddish, They are also the beefs.

Polish community

For the first day we could sight some clouds and feel some drops of rain, those could be counted, this shows how little it was. The run was with mud, all this, it is still due to the winds from the Mediterranean, which brings sand and hot air from the North of Africa. Olivia for the first time allowed me to bring her to the deep water in the swimming pool, sign of her bigger confidence in the water and in his father.

In the evening we went to the airport to pick up our friends Kasha and Rafi, Suddenly Algarve started to be colonized by the polish.

Sueste marafado

The winds from the Sueste this year do not want to leave Algarve, if the waters are warmer but in compensation the beaches are invaded by the waves. In Albandeira today with high tide there was almost no space for us, The only chance is to get refuge in the swimming pool. The sky is covered by a fog also sign of this winds, The air is hot and wet.

In other part of the World, just to say that in the other day finally I spoke with Carla in Istanbul, and they are all OK.

Unpredictable child

Good when we sleep good, I do not remember last time we all slept so long, In the morning it was almost 11.00 AM when we woke up, it was also result of the long journey in the night before. Thus, we had only time to get ready and go to Arnaldo and Isabelinha for a fish grill, of course meanwhile I needed to refresh in the swimming pool, The temperatures are not going down this Summer. I am feeling more close to the water as never, for me I could stay all the time in the pool or in the beach.

Because of that in the afternoon we together with my sister and Dani went to the Albandeira. The water still very warm, and I was so happy to see Justyna happy as a child, I know that she loves water and swim but not always she can. Today, she took advantage, and Olivia has been bit afraid of the water. Whenever we were going to the beach she was always avoiding the water and today was going through the same, but only in the beginning, This because, I do not know if influenced by her mother, but suddenly she lost the scare and gained confidence, and then she started to go alone to the water, almost diving, So in one moment I was calm and not worrying with Olivia because she was not going to the water, but in the next minute I needed to follow and see where she was. She is an unpredictable child. It was a great afternoon seeing also Dani playing with Olivia and we could met the family in the beach. I was almost sure she will not have the navigators predicate in her blood, common to the Portuguese, but now there is still the possibility.

Last day in Lisbon