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by roy4eyes
Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:40 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Lakes and rivers
Replies: 3
Views: 1962

There are organised canoeing trips on the Rio Arade between Portimao and Silves and there is canoeing on the Barragem (reservoir) d'Arade.

Don't have any detais but this might be a help to get you started.
by roy4eyes
Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:36 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: The House on the Hill.
Replies: 168
Views: 59428

Great photos. I can see how your imagination produced your dream house and feel even worse now about spoiling your ideas. Bear in mind that I am neither an architect nor a civil engineer, just an observer on your behalf - with your determination and a very large investment anything may be possible. ...
by roy4eyes
Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:04 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: AIR RAGE
Replies: 23
Views: 13554

Air rage

Our daughter and 2 children had the same problem for the autumn half term just gone. Cheapest charter flight from any airport to Faro was £625 leaving at some godforsaken hour. I booked through www.opodo.co.uk TAP flights to Lisbon at good times,free drinks,meal and comfortable seats for £225 !! It ...
by roy4eyes
Sun Nov 07, 2004 10:39 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: The House on the Hill.
Replies: 168
Views: 59428

House on the Hill

I think that the white wall with seating is a public viewing point and is still there. The garden of the house to which I was referring is at a higher level. I cannot find any details of a land registry and indeed doubt if it would be applicable for a property of this age -- the best I can do is giv...
by roy4eyes
Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:22 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: The House on the Hill.
Replies: 168
Views: 59428

I have just got back from my after-lunch walk and took the opportunity to look round your dream home. Basically I would not touch it -- there is evidence of recent slippage apart from the fact that the garden and surrounding wall fell into the sea long ago on the South (sea) facing wall. The roof ha...
by roy4eyes
Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:34 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Light my fire
Replies: 8
Views: 3836

Take great care if you go to guest (yakxx) for your wood.

He has a savage chipmunk that bites if you are not careful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by roy4eyes
Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:11 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Light my fire
Replies: 8
Views: 3836

The two places you mention are expensive.

If you want to send me a PM, I will give you the details of our source in Guia who will deliver to the house and stack it for you.
by roy4eyes
Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:01 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: silves annual day of saints market now on
Replies: 19
Views: 6574

Whowee !! Are we not getting way off the subject ? :o :o I drove from CVO (to justify inclusion !!) to Silves having read about this on the forum -- the atmosphere was great with prices around half of U.K. prices, no aggro.,but 95% Portuguese. :D :D Overall a great night out and thanks to guest for ...
by roy4eyes
Sun Oct 31, 2004 11:16 am
Forum: Food
Topic: Pet hates
Replies: 7
Views: 6277

P.S. A possible additional hate would be to have Rampage cooking dinner --see chit-chat Halloween !!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by roy4eyes
Sun Oct 31, 2004 11:08 am
Forum: Food
Topic: Pet hates
Replies: 7
Views: 6277

Pet hates

Most of us have our pet hates of food --- here are my top 5 for starters. 1/ Frozen chips :( 2/ Pies which are a microwaved mush with a puff pastry lid stuck on top. :x 3/ Steak Diane/au poivre etc. which are grilled steaks with a packet sauce poured on top -- not carefully prepared and flambed at t...
by roy4eyes
Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:14 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Pool grout and tile problems
Replies: 0
Views: 928

Pool grout and tile problems

Forgive me doubling up on this topic but perhaps members who peruse the general may not look at the property owners forum so often. This may be a problem to affect many of us in the future so may I ask you to refer to my queries there.
Thankyou.
by roy4eyes
Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:06 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Pool grout and tile problems
Replies: 10
Views: 6909

Pool grout and tile problems

Our pool which was retiled 2 years ago now has large patches of tiles coming off. The installer has agreed to rectify the problem which he says is due to the cement/adhesive being affected by the chlorine in the water. This in turn was due to the grout coming out. We consider this was due to faulty ...
by roy4eyes
Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:44 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: loving the algarve
Replies: 135
Views: 58526

loving the algarve

On the old road from Lagoa to Sesmarias (with the Madonna at the T-junction) on the left hand side is the Bar Boa Vista which has been closed for about 3 years since the owner won the lottery. There is room for a bar + tea room/coffee shop/restaurant + mini-market + living accommodation above, and t...
by roy4eyes
Sun Jul 04, 2004 5:02 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Sea
Replies: 3
Views: 2380

Sea

I was quoting official figure given by the lifeguard but must admit that after the first 2 inches from the surface it feels a bit cooler !! Refreshing would be the word in the recent heat-wave. One thing that never ceases to amaze me though is how the temperature can vary so much from one day to the...
by roy4eyes
Sun Jul 04, 2004 10:53 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Boring
Replies: 7
Views: 3145

Boring

Is this the same forum in which there were complaints a few days ago about there being too much humour -- see my post 'Language problems'. We can't win can we !! Sorry to hear about the UK weather Ellie, but we shall be back with you in 10 days time for a few weeks and will try to pack some sun for ...