Not What We Expected From Motorhome Life In Portugal

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27 күн бұрын

In this week's motorhome life video we continue our journey south through Portugal along the way testing Darren´s fear of heights as we walk along an ancient aquaduct, explore a traditional salt producing village , discover the most unique and beautiful seaside village and unexpectedly find ourselves in a Japanese garden.
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@findingxanadulife 26 күн бұрын

Morning guys, Alison here. I'm so proud of Darren for pushing himself to overcome his fears again in this video. The aqueduct was really tall. It has taken almost 3 weeks, but the grazes on his arm are finally healed. He now has a battle scar as a permanent reminder of the day. Bless him.🤪 We hope you enjoy the video.😘 Much love 💜🤟

@arcticfox50 25 күн бұрын

No one can ever accuse you two of not being adventurous and boring!! Another amazing week of adventure. Thanks for bringing us along.

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

Hi Paulette..! Thank-you so much for the compliment ☺️ We do try to push ourselves and each other out of our comfort zones when we can. We're very boring on our down days though, doing laundry and chores etc. 🤣🤣 Thanks for your continued support. Much love 😘💜🤟

@garethroberts68 23 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing, amazing location. Great vid guy's.

@findingxanadulife 23 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Gareth. Thanks for watching. Much love Alison and Darren 💜🤟

@CarpetLayer 25 күн бұрын

Alison is looking extra sporty in her jumper

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

Haha thanks CJ. It was a little chilly that day. 😬💜🤟

@camposolexplorersspain208 26 күн бұрын

Another great video and well done Darren on the aqueduct. Portugal looks a lovely place to explore - many thanks for sharing your adventure

@findingxanadulife 26 күн бұрын

Thanks guys. We do love to push ourselves out of our comfort zones when we can. Portugal has been amazing. Like Spain, but cooler with the breeze coming off the Atlantic. 😎 💜 🤟

@twogeeseandagaz1986 23 күн бұрын

Fab video, took us back to last year when traveled Portugal 😊

@findingxanadulife 23 күн бұрын

Hey guys..! Happy to be of service..! We really enjoyed it. Well I did (Alison). Darren did afterwards. 🤣🤣 Much love 💜🤟

@rogermccartney8720 25 күн бұрын

Great vid. So much to see and great editing and music integration. My missus and I watch you every Sunday now x

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

Hey Roger..! Thank you so much for another kind comment. ☺️ The editing is all down to Darren. He's the creative one. We're so glad that you join us each Sunday. What has been your favourite video so far .?? Much love Alison and Darren 💜🤟

@rogermccartney8720 24 күн бұрын

@@findingxanadulife hi Alison, not sure which one is our favourite. We have certainly enjoyed Portugal and you have opened our eyes as to how pretty it is. Elayne my partner lived in Mallorca for years and she is missing it terribly so she enjoys exploring vicariously with you guys each week. I certainly enjoyed the snow episodes as well. We are working our ways through the back episodes too now. Much love Roger and Elayne x

@findingxanadulife 24 күн бұрын

@rogermccartney8720 Good morning Roger and Elayne..! I'm not surprised that you can't choose a favourite, we have visited some amazing places. We've loved Portugal and are sad to leave, but we will definitely be back. We adored Andorra, even though the video didn't do very well. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Sadly for Elayne, I doubt we'll be visiting Mallorca yet, with the current hatred of tourists, but maybe when the world's anger at everything settles down a bit. Enjoy the older videos, try not to cringe at how awkward we both were in front of the camera. 🤣 Would love to hear what you think of them. Much love Alison and Darren 💜🤟

@danielfigueiredo6448 25 күн бұрын

you have to visit the villages on the border. Like Monsanto, Almeida, Idanha a Velha, Marvão, Sortelha... and more!

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

Hi Daniel, we have most of those places on our list to visit, but we didn't have time this time around. We hope to be back in Portugal in 2 years and spend a lot longer there at that time. Thanks for watching. Much love Alison and Darren 💜🤟

@comealongdear 25 күн бұрын

Hi guys, what a fantastic video, so many fabulous Portuguese sights 😍 The viadu- oops I mean aquaduct, looked terrifying and amazing in equal measure, well done Darren for braving that. As much we both would have walked it, that drop on the side without the high wall looked horrifying! Had to do a double take when Darren was hanging off the edge to get down, it looked like you were dropping off the side into nothing 🙈 We both cracked up at Alison readying herself to retrieve the keys off Darren's dead body though...highly practical, we approve 😂 Really enjoyed the salt village section too and all the details that leads to the creation of the salt, absolutely fascinating, especially the wooden locks so the salt doesn't corrode it? Shocked at that as I (Dan) didn't think salt would be so damaging given it's used as a preservative, but then the destructive power of the periodic table was never our strong point (and Stephen quickly corrected me that salt does indeed do that. Oh well, I only got a C in Science, forgive me 🙈). Loved it either way! And wow at that coastal view towards the end, what a place. Less so the price of fish and chips, someone hold Stephen steady! Yikes. Still, very beautiful. Thanks for showing us these places guys, much love ❤🤟

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

Well guys, I'm ( Alison ) nothing if not practical. I always check that someone can get back to feed the critters if one of us dies. 🤣🤣🤣 Darren's poor arm though. I cringe every time I see the footage. It has taken 3 weeks to heal and he'll be left with a 2"X1" scar to show off when he's relaying his stories in a nursing home. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Salt is the reason that seaside inhabitants cars rust quicker and why we should all clean the underside of them after the gritters have been out. It gave us a real 🤦🏼‍♀️DOH moment when she said about it, although to be fair a lot of the doors now have Yale type locks on them too. You guys would have loved the walk along the cliffs to Azenhas do Mar, as the cliffs themselves are made of millions of fossilised shells. I spent far too long looking at them, Darren threatened to leave me behind.🤣 As for the €17 for kids fish and chips, it was insane. People clearly have more money than sense to pay that. We went back to Perse and had crackers with Ginger and Carrot Hummus. Yum. Safe travels and much love guys.😘 💜 🤟

@comealongdear 19 күн бұрын

Oh yikes about the scar, glad he is healing though. I guess it's a permanent souvenir of those crazy days living on the road, a good starting point for a story years down the line. The salt stuff is so obvious I feel ridiculous now! And I dread to think of the price of the adult fish and chips! Currently parked in the black forest and had to do a double take as right next to us was another Perse, with a Spanish number plate! I knew it was unlikely you'd driven here suddenly but we did wonder!

@Katubemeow 25 күн бұрын

So cool! To be able to walk along an aqueduct no many people can say that. Nice video. 🤘

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

It was an amazing structure and the views were awesome. I loved it. Darren not so much, but he was really glad he did it. 😬 Thanks for your comment. 😘 Much love 💜🤟

@Katubemeow 25 күн бұрын

@@findingxanadulife You're welcome! I am glad Darren wound has healed. That was a big Ouch!

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

@Katubemeow It has taken about 3 weeks and he'll have a scar as a constant reminder, but the worst is over. That graze was really deep. I cringe every time I see the footage. 🫣💜🤟

@Katubemeow 25 күн бұрын

@@findingxanadulife Take care of yourselves. We love the videos but safety first.

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

@Katubemeow Always. 😘💜🤟

@ruineves9839 25 күн бұрын

But what did you thougt, about Portugal? You keep teeling you didn't expected...Nice video, all the best.

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

Hi Rui, We didn't know what to expect. With weather, architecture or geography. We certainly didn't expect to find a Japanese garden. We have loved everything we've discovered though. Thanks for your comment. 💜🤟

@ruineves9839 25 күн бұрын

Portugal it's a surprise ;-)

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

@ruineves9839 Portugal was a delight Rui. 😍💜🤟

@towahbeen2347 24 күн бұрын

I wonder if it would snow in that Japanese park? But again (saw it later than normal) my Monday started with a holiday feeling and more and more a beginning urge to (re)visit Portugal. On the flickering of the lights .. is your camera set to 50Hz?

@findingxanadulife 23 күн бұрын

Honestly Towah, we haven't got a clue. They do get snow in parts of Portugal and we remember seeing the snow signs on the side of the road, but I think it was further north. If you find out, let us know. 🤔 Darren says yes. He has tried 50Hz and whatever the other setting is, 55Hz or 60Hz maybe..? Which is apparently all our camera is capable of. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Thanks for watching. Much love Alison and Darren 💜🤟

@summer189414 25 күн бұрын

Sadly the music drowns out the dialogue sometimes ... but hats off for your adventures

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

Sadly the music was my (Darren) fault. I presume you mean at the end of the video which wasn't supposed to have music all the way through. Apologies for that! But thanks for watching and your comment, it's very much appreciated as is constructive criticism. When we make a mistake and people call us out we learn. Thanks again Darren and Alison 🤟♥️

@anacasanova7350 25 күн бұрын

Felipe construyó ese acueducto? En 1560? Ese fue vuestro Rey en Inglaterra el marido de Maria Tudor también Rey de Portugal por su madre Isabel de Portugal.😊 Felipe II el enemigo de Isabel I de Inglaterra.😅

@findingxanadulife 25 күн бұрын

Hola Ana ..! Sí, ese era él. Felipe I de Portugal, también conocido como Felipe II de España. Nunca fue oficialmente llamado 'rey' en Inglaterra. Era conocido como el 'Rey Consorte'. 😬 Much amor Alison and Darren 💜🤟