A Few Photos

Here are just a few photos from the many taken over the past few months...

First, beautiful golden vines in the November mist. This vineyard is near Bobadela and Oliveira do Hospital, perhaps 10km away from home. We'd stopped here to check out an ancient burial mound by the road and the vines just happened to be over the fence...

Back in September we went on a guided eco-walk around the village of Chão Sobral, in the hills between the Serra da Estrela and Açores mountain ranges. It was an early start and we had a couple of downpours during the drive over there. But when the sun poked through the clouds as we descended into the valley of the Alva River, I had to stop for this shot. The village across the other side is Aldeia das Dez, a lovely place with a rather fantastic hotel/restaurant overlooking the mountains.

Snow has come early this year. This photo of the Caramulo range (with Tabua in the foreground) was taken from our terrace a week or so ago. Since moving here we've seen snow up on those hills only a couple of times.