On the map

A signpost has appeared pointing people to Fontao – which is a surprise and perhaps will stop the delivery driver randomly leaving parcels at different venues in different towns for us. It’s still a little unclear as to where Fontao…

A signpost has appeared pointing people to Fontao – which is a surprise and perhaps will stop the delivery driver randomly leaving parcels at different venues in different towns for us. It’s still a little unclear as to where Fontao…

There was a Viking festival in a town just the other side of Viviero (pooping nativity scene town) and we went to watch the Vikings arrive – and found ourselves watching a re-enactment which was excellent. I’m not sure of…

We went to a medieval fiesta this weekend. I couldn’t make up my mind whether we were on the set of Blackadder or a scene from Midsomer Murders where someone gets killed by a javelin (don’t know if that has…

Ian is clearing the earth which is on top of what was a threshing circle (square). It will make a very nice patio area. Unfortunately, we can’t use the door which you can see at the side of the barn,…

We planned to walk over to the headland for a picnic tea. We hadn’t planned, however, for the growth of super-ferns. And these were the small ones, we completely disappeared later on! So while we did get to the end…

Ian has put up another new fence at the back of the house. Although we don’t use this door at the moment, the plan is that we will. This door opens into the passageway that runs to the front of…

We haven’t been out very much recently as with work, the garden, Ian working on the fence… it’s been quite busy. However yesterday we decided to take Daisy for a walk by the river as she can’t go on the…

It was the patron saint of Burela’s celebration at the weekend. Rather than parading the saint around the town, instead the saint was taken out to sea with fishing boats and little sailing craft following it. I think the Saint…

The river that flows into Rueta beach by us is the Rio Xunco. I’m not sure where it starts, but it flows through Cervo and through Sargadelos. Sargadelos is the name of the village where the Sargadelos ceramic factory was…

The wood has arrived which Ian ordered to make the gate and fence at the front of the house. This will be good as it means we can finally take down the table at the front of the house, which…