Safe arrival
We arrived safely despite the threatened storms coming up from Portugal – they didn’t materialise.
Fabulous apartment, with its own private garden complete with sun loungers, swimming pool and picnic table and chairs, these latter thoughtfully placed on the verandah but under cover, which hints at the weather Portugal has been having.
But the weather might have changed with us. Yesterday it was sunny and so is today. Ed and In spent most of yesterday in the local hospital for his blood test and results, and the consultant frightened us to death by telling us that Ed’s blood pressure was far too high and we must come in again next day or monitor it ourselves. Since we have no transport and the hospital is in the next town, I bought him a blood pressure monitor for his birthday, which is today!
Happy birthday Ed – his blood pressure is down this morning (probably shot up due to the four hours we had to wait at the hospital), so I’ve had a quick swim in the indoor pool and we’re going to walk to the next village (only twenty minutes away) and have a slap-up birthday lunch.
We have to visit the hospital again next week, but hope it’s just the two visits (couldn’t get any insurance for Ed, so it’s eating up our holiday pennies).
Watch this space! I hope to be back.