Thankfully our latest visitors finally sorted out their new flights but they had to fly to Faro which is about a five hour drive from Casa Sulo. Sadly though one half of the party was unable to make the journey - they decided, because one girl was pregnant, that it was too much stress to rebook flights, car hire, etc. and then take a five hour drive. But with true English grit the group who arrived were determined that the previous problems at Stansted airport did not spoil their holiday and although they still have to get back to work on Monday they arrived in holiday mood ready for the three children to jump straight into the pool - where they've been ever since.
We do have a complete disaster on the vegetable patch and all our tomatoes are going black and slimy before they ripen. So we have been forced to dig them all up and destroy them, but here in our area of Portugal no outdoor fires are allowed between May and October because of the real fear of forest fires. The butternut squashes though are like trifids making a bid for freedom and taking over the veg patch.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Stansted - Porto
Well yesterday we said a fond goodbye to two fantastic holiday families. One Portuguese the other English the weather had been in the low 30's all week with "wall to wall" blue skies and sun.
We then spent the next few hours de-frosting and cleaning fridges, kitchens, bedrooms and of couse the usual 12 washing loads of bedding.
Finally we sat down early evening to have our meal with our daughter Lucy, who was on her last night's holiday with us, whilst awaiting our next visitors who were due in on the evening flight from Stansted to Porto, when our phone rang.
"It's us, we're still here at Stansted airport. The airline has really messed us and about half the rest of the flight passengers. They can't get us out untill Monday but with nine of us they don't know if that will be ok either". Said our next visitor.
They rang back later to say they had finally driven home and were going to try and sort something out on Sunday although though by anybody other than the original airline!
Ken and I are now awaiting a call to give us some good news ie: We're booked on the ??? flight and will be with you soon.
We then spent the next few hours de-frosting and cleaning fridges, kitchens, bedrooms and of couse the usual 12 washing loads of bedding.
Finally we sat down early evening to have our meal with our daughter Lucy, who was on her last night's holiday with us, whilst awaiting our next visitors who were due in on the evening flight from Stansted to Porto, when our phone rang.
"It's us, we're still here at Stansted airport. The airline has really messed us and about half the rest of the flight passengers. They can't get us out untill Monday but with nine of us they don't know if that will be ok either". Said our next visitor.
They rang back later to say they had finally driven home and were going to try and sort something out on Sunday although though by anybody other than the original airline!
Ken and I are now awaiting a call to give us some good news ie: We're booked on the ??? flight and will be with you soon.
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