It always feels weird heading back to work after vacation.. So much has happened.. and at the same time nothing has changed. I spent  the morning just readjusting to the time zone …  First a quick dip in the pool with neighbor carley.. then into work to see my friends. 

 

My brother in law Steve and his grandson Austin showed up midday.. We had a nice evening with them. Austin is really in to science so we had fun in the lab. 

 

the smoke from Canada made for poor air quality.. but a beautiful sunset

 

very nice to be home !
nite all, nite sam

-me

We woke early to find that our flight was delayed..we tried to go back to sleep.. whch worked for some.. not for others.. Eventually we got Gabe , Sammantha, Diane and me crammed in the car. Max was driving us to the airport, then coming back to pick up becky for another 3 days of driving around portugal

 

we hung around the airport for a long time due to the change of flight times.. not much to do there.. but we made the best of it and ate everything we could in the lounge

 

 

from there it was the lonnnnnnng flight back to Newark.. and then then a lonnnnng layover in Newark.. then home.. Gabe and Sammantha caught thier flights to portland ..

I got lots done on the plane.. which was good. 

We ran into our friends Sara and Shosh on the plane to BTV which was fun !

 

 

it was nice to be home !

nite all, nite sam

-me

Yesterday was sooooo fun.. and long.. People slept late. Diane and I woke up and took a walk by the cliffs near the beach. It was so pretty in the early morning

 

 

there were these crazy snails on everything !

we got back to the house.. and a bit later.. folks trickled down.. we headed over to the Casa Paco for a late brunch.. There were some very happy and very sleepy people pooping out of every corner

 

After brunch we decided to meet the townsends and freinds down at the beach.. 

we didnt have a samstone.. so we made one !

 

eventually we drifted towards home.. I noticed this car in teh lot that had a plate very much like ‘Babriel’ . which is wha I’ve called Gabe forever !

After cleaning up, we went and walked around Ericera for a bit.. such a sweet place !

We headed home.. then decided to walk to Ribomar for our last dinner in Ericera.

we walked home through the quiet back streets.

 

 

nice last night in Portugal

nite all, nite sam

-,e

Today was the big day !.. Brit and Brans wedding was this afternoon.. (and I just saw that I took 741 pictures today !!!!) 

Diane , Gab, Sammantha and I went in to Ericira in the morning for a nice brunch. It’s such a lovely town !

 

We headed back to the house and started getting ready for the wedding..  That meant lots of ironing.. Once dressed we headed over to the venue to get ready. The place looked really amazing.. so relaxed and inviting. 

In a short bit. we were all called into the room where the wedding would be.. I say “room” .. but it was actually a many hundred year old runoi of a monestary that had long said goodbye to its roof :-).. We all sat down and waited.. The weather and setting were truly perfect !

 

a little later, the wedding party began to come down the aisle

 

There was a long hush.. then out came Brit and her dad. 

And like that they were married !

Now it was time to celebrate !

 

then it was time to eat !  WHat a wonderful setting.. one very long table under a grape arbor

 

then came dancing.. with a great band singing in portuguese and spanish.. they were so great !

 

folks were dancing on the edge of the pool !

 

The sun started setting and the party changed gears 

 

the place was so beutiful.. the people were too !

 

the party kept going.. at midnight the staff brought out fresh made french fries and falafel.. it was amazing !

eventually people (like us) started drifting off).. I think the party went on until at least 3AM. 

 

What an amazing day. Congrats to Brit and Bran.. 

What a great match !

nite all, nite sam

-me