A busy end to the old year and a new road to travel.

22nd Jan 2014

Half way through January all ready and since mid December I feel like there has barely been a moment to …

Regatta Prainha do Canto Verde 2013

27th Dec 2013

The Ecologically themed regatta, organised by the Associação dos moradores (residents association) was back after a break of one year. …

28th Nov 2013

At the end of July 2012, we went to visit a dog rescue centre in Fortaleza. It is run by …

19th Nov 2013

When we first came out to Prainha on holiday, Neu announced we were going to a special place, it was …

8th Nov 2013

As my children have gone through school here, I have been struck by how few children’s books really show the …

30th Oct 2013

It can be laughable, annoying and sometimes downright dangerous. One of the things about living in a small village is …

25th Oct 2013

We are experiencing extremely high winds at the moment, this is normal for the time of year but makes fishing …

21st Oct 2013

Late last night, as I was getting our son ready for bed, the dogs who were all outside set up …

6th Oct 2013

We’ve been having a wall built around the garden. As usual when it comes to building work here, things did …

19th Sep 2013

Neu and I got married in Brazil 2004, at that time I was still on a tourist visa and only …