Saying good bye to new friends made and Portugal

Our host, Paulo, offered us a traditional dinner of sardines cooked over the fire by a neighboring farmer and bread baked locally by another farmer. This was our last night spent altogether at Monte da Largo and it was a wonderful occasion to get to know some of the local people as well. The next day we traveled back to Lisbon to spend an evening together at a restaurant as way of a farewell to all, but especially Paulo for making it possible for this reunion and for all of us to stay together; for this we were very grateful.  

Derek spent the last afternoon and evening with the group while I stayed at our lovely accommodation offered to us by Helen as I was not healthy enough yet to walk any distance. It was disappointing for me not to say goodbye personally but it had been a spur of the moment decision. I am looking forward to seeing them all again as we have agreed to meet up in a few years time.

The next day we took a different tour around Lisbon and spent lunch at a Portuguese book fair in the shade of the trees. This is my last post of our adventure in Portugal. As I have mentioned if you want to see the photos please pop along to morag_armstrong_noffke at Instagram.

My last Portuguese soul poem:
Artistic interpretations
Sightseeing 
Buildings
Telling their/our truths
Stories upon stories
Histories back to back
Multicultural living
Side by side
I am honored
to visit and admire
and I am honored to
share with Derek’s school friends. 

Thank you to all my readers, and especially to my new friends I met in Portugal who followed along for this series of posts. I appreciate you comments on Facebook.

Take care,
A warm smile coming your way, wherever you are in the world.