HeyJaredThe Perennial Immigrant
Reflections of a 60+-year-old traveler who left her old life behind and is living in Portugal for adventures yet to be.
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Then Our Feet (opens the original)
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It’s going to be a warm day here, maybe not hot-hot like in other parts of the world, but warm enough for late September in northern Portugal. It’s already 21°C and it will get to 30°C by midday. Ted and Stitch just came in from their walk and he says that the temperature is pleasant with the east wind—for now.On this Monday morning, segunda-feira, parking on the street is wide open, not like Saturday or Sunday when it was filled with folks trying to enjoy the unusually warm weather before it sa
Just My Speed (opens the original)
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Yesterday afternoon, it was like a mist sandwich rolling over this section of the river, covering all but the tops of buildings in Porto. And in a few minutes it had passed. “Easy come, easy go” is a meteorological term I use for these types of events here. But they never cease to amaze me. I made Ted come and look as if we’d never seen this before.He was handling more important matters like figuring out why the network was down—but he obliged me and came over to have a look-see. Yes, he’s home
Different Days, Same Stuff (opens the original)
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The lighthouse is the one that signals the entry from the Atlantic into Douro. I have loved it since before I moved here when I watched the videos of Porto, and the Camino. The border between river and ocean—looking at it from above, it is a line, but when you cross to the ocean, you know it. This transition is powerful. I don’t have words to explain why this captures my imagination.From the Sé, the Porto Cathedral, the Camino follows the river until you encounter this landmark and turn toward t
Meanwhile, Around Here (opens the original)
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I think we have jumped right into fall. It is the end of August, so I’d wished for a few more weeks of “not” rain. But on several days this week, we have been greeted by it and temperatures in the mid-teens. Today, after the sun and the clouds battling it out like a World Cup match, the sun seems to have won—at least I don’t see any clouds. The wind is brisk on the balcony and I have a light jacket.The laundry is drying, at least I hope so. There is always the not-dryer dryer.The trees are start
What Came Into View (opens the original)
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We left our postal code—on our way to dinner in Porto. Ted in his sleuth spy photo captured me loving on the murals when you take the exit off to Campo Alegre on your way in to the city. It is a moveable feast and the art changes periodically. It is why driving into Porto is eye candy for me. Even being stuck in the traffic jam that occurs more often than not is an opportunity to enjoy these pieces.There are worse places to be stuck in traffic.When we arrived at our friend’s apartment, there we
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