Barry wrote:Any chance you could take a few photo's, Nigel, I'm missing seeing progress.

Yes of course, I will take some photos over the Easter weekend and put them on here upon my return. Let's hope it is worth it

Well, I will be there next Wednesday evening and I love a cold beer at O Barcos so they'd better hurry up and finish!!

Gives it a certain 'Southend feel' and drives me potty when I want to have a meal in the square on a summer's evening

The workmen have probably all gone away for Easter holidays!

Let's hope the finished product is good, flower tubs, benches and no silly fair in the summer!

'All washed up' I expect!

He did some very good work for me and built a friend's villa several years ago which is superb!

Hope the beach reappears by Easter Saturday as I am going there for lunch and love to work up an appetite by laying on a sunlounger supping a cold beer beforehand!

Have a big family gathering in Carvoeiro on 4th June so fingers crossed that the square is back in one piece by then!

Wish I was there but am counting down the days until my Easter visit!!

That explains it :D As for a good builder Joao Baptiste at Sigarvela (think that is the correct spelling) is a very good builder. He has an office on the in road to Carvoeiro, think this is the old address although he has moved in the last year or so. Sigarvela-Sociedade Imobiliária Lda Lagoa - Carv...

what on earth is an 'electirc pluck socket' ?

Very happy that it is being looked after, the lamb is magnificent too

And once it is finished I hope they don't turn it into a fairground again in August else I will be giving it a wide berth!!

I was there last week and very few restaurants were open. Casa Algarvia, A Gale and Primavera were open and quite busy, O Patio was open too but quiet. I was surprised at how many of the usual restaurants were closed but as usual we still had a good time! Enjoy your trip.