Water and electricity

Yesterday was spent running around Peniche with one of the helpful estate agents in tow. Him not speaking English, us speaking very little Portuguese. But our mission to get water and electricity was (sort of) completed! Or at least initiated.... We will have to wait at least 2 weeks for both to be connected, which probabaly means more like 4, which means it will be August and every single person in all of Portugal will be on holiday.... So yes, we should have water and electricity by September!  Not bad, considering...

Our meter boxes for electricity and water!



Electric fusebox




Just a donkey down the road


We have not done much work, as we have had a few visitors since we bought the place, and also managed an escape to France to see some dear friends. It was supposed to be a 3 day trip, but quickly turned into a 6 day one, which included a trip to Brittany to get our last boxes and a car breakdown, but won't go in to details. The break was lovely though and it was great to see everyone!

Glenn spent a few days up the land trying to tame the wilderness.  Susie went up a couple of days raking, but it must be said that Glenn did all the hard work!



It went from this to.....




this, to.....




this!

 At least it looks a bit tidier! For a while. :-)

On our way home from the land on Sunday, we almost ran this "little" fellow over, anyone know what he is?