................................from sunny Portugal, so welcome to any new members I may have missed; Happy Birthday to anyone who`s had a birthday since we`ve been away, and apologies in advance for the amount of time it will take me to catch up.

We had a really wonderful two weeks in the Algarve, which we last visited over 27 years ago, when our sons were small. One of the best things was our pool - accessed by 8 very shallow steps, which meant I could get in and out with only a little help from Nick, so I did a lot of swimming.

Food and drinks were astonishingly cheap - so naturally we did our bit to help the Portuguese economy.

It`s the first time we`ve flown since I was diagnosed with RA, so we asked for airport assistance, and it was excellent - went without a hitch :priority through every queue and check-point, and pick of the seats on the plane. And a VERY HANDSOME young man assisting me at Faro Airport - oooh, he was nice!

Coming down to earth now, with lots of washing and ironing, but we really did have a good time, and I certainly felt the benfit of little to do, and all day in which to do it.

Hope all are well,

Take care,

Kathleen x

Sounds like you have a great time, rest, food and drink a great tonic

Rose

Oooh Kathleen it sounds lovely, make sure you pace unpacking and all the laundry - no rush!
Don't want to lose that holiday feeling!

Jenni - Dorset sounds lovely too - hope you have some lovely weather and lots of relaxation.
I love going out in the country and especially by the sea - all those health benefits. I love it best of all when lose phone reception and can think "Yeah Im freeeeeeeeeeee"

Sadly, our August holiday is up in the air now after we received a cheque in the post ......our deposit returned :(
They were very sorry but have just sold the cottage we were so looking forward to going to! :(