Having commenced my new occupation with Jet2.com I had reluctantly resigned myself to the fact that I would be unlikely to visit Santa Luzia before mid autumn at the earliest until, that is, the lovely Joan got sight of my work roster for week commencing 25th April.
A split shift 5 -00am to 5-00 pm on Monday 26th followed by a three day break and a 5-00 am start on Friday 29th provided a window of opportunity for a flying visit.
Ryanair flights from Leeds & Bradford at 19-50 on the 26th at £11 and Jet2.com flights at 11-50 at €69 on the 28th turned the opportunity into reality.
It is only 2 days but we are excitedly looking forward to meeting all our friends, catching some spring sun and checking out how the dehumidifier has coped since we were there in February.
In particular we are looking forward to enjoying a drink with dutch ex-pats Tanya and Peter at Bar Mundo where they have entered into a kind of loose agreement with owner Fergus
(Regular readers may remember my post of November 2008 People 3. Fergus bar mundo).
Peter and Tanya in Bar Mundo.
Bar Mundo suffered a similar fate to our own house during January whilst Fergus was back in the UK for a month visiting his elderly parents. Water had penetrated in numerous places and the dreaded black mould had firmly established itself from floor to ceiling.
The unflappable Peter and Tanya took this major set back in their stride rolled out the dust sheets and transformed the place.
Earlier opening means you can now enjoy early evening or pre dinner drinks at Mundo as well as the usual late night service. Furthermore by sharing the burden with Fergus the bar is now open 7 days a week and plans are afoot to introduce a limited snack menu.
The transformed Bar Mundo.
I will be avidly watching the weather forecast for the Algarve as I desperately need to see the sun which barely appeared for us in February. It is many months since I had a fishing rod in my hands and for me sunshine is an essential element to any fishing expedition.
