I have been a very lazy writer the past two months… I’ll try to recap some of the stuff that has happened since the last post and tell you a little about my future plans as well. Christmas in Finland I mentioned in my previous post that I would spend most of December in Finland. […]
Category: Surfing related
A Trip to Ericeira and Goodbyes to New Friends
On Tuesday I left Baleal for the longest time so far. Petter talked me into it and I’m happy I went. He left for Lisbon on Friday and is flying back home on Tuesday. I drove back “home” to Baleal yesterday. Ericeira – so much prettier than I remembered I didn’t come to Ericeira at […]
Morning Meditation and Other Good Routines
I have wrote something about my routines before, but I also promised to go more into detail about one of them. I meditate every morning for a few minutes. It’s not a big success story and it’s not something that has made a huge difference at least so far. But I’ll tell you more below. […]
Rain, Wind and a New Parking Spot
The weather has been pretty constant the past week. Rain every day, but with some sunny moments in between. Surfing was doable from Sunday til Wednesday, but since today the wind and has been too much. I escaped from shaky sleeping to a paid parking in downtown Peniche. The alternator change went well even though […]
Turning Points with Weather, Surf and Luck
Looking at the last post now seems like I had it coming. It was like I jinxed it. The weather and surfing have become really tough. And maybe because of the weather acting up, I got some car trouble too. The fall rolling in big time The weather changed with a bang. There was quite […]
Surfsurfsurf and a New Toy
I decided to write a quick update even though there’s not that much news really. Just to keep the writing going and to introduce the latest toy I bought. Plenty of surfing and exceptionally good weather during the past weeks. Surfing update The surf has been really good except for the last two days. Strangely […]
Workcationing and a New Charity
I was browsing around on social media yesterday and learned a new word: workcation. In some ways it fits my way of life nicely. I also read an article that made me start giving away some money for a good cause. Also, I have now paid the fine that has been hanging over my head […]
A Surfing Update and a Relocation to Baleal
The first bottle of gas got empty on Thursday and I decided to go and fill it up right away. And since the filling station is on the way to Baleal, I went there to look at the surf conditions. They did not disappoint! Baleal, sweet Baleal I parked and went straight surfing. Everything was […]
Beautiful Camargue and San Sebastian Before Lisbon
The rest of the way to Lisbon went quickly. Audiobooks can really help driving long distances. I spent only two more nights before getting to Lisbon, but both of them in really beautiful places. Saintes Maries de la Mer (Camargue) From Genoa I drove straight to a small town of Saintes Maries de la Mer […]
Homelessness Is Around the Corner – In a Manner of Speaking at Least
I still have a couple of weeks of normal living to go before my apartment goes. Also I’ve been doing some upgrades and maintenance to Naranja and the plan for the departure date is also getting clearer. Emptying and sorting out There’s still a lot to do with packing and getting rid of stuff, but […]