21 days in
Lily and I arrived here in Portugal exactly 21 days ago.
This is the longest either one of us has been away from Will.
We spent the last week and a half at the beach in the south of Portugal and even though it was wonderful, it was hard not having internet access because that way we weren’t able to chat with Will like we do here in Beja.
Traveling for me is wonderful and extremely hard all at once.
Wonderful because I’m getting to know different places or visiting family but hard because I start missing home.
This time around is even harder because Will is not here with us.
I miss my best friend, my lover, my husband.
Lily misses her pai.
I miss my friends, my home, my plants, my life back in Miami (minus the heat) and I know that Lily does too.
Soon enough we will be back home and then I will be missing my family here in Portugal and wishing we could be with them.
That’s the way it goes. And such is life isn’t it?
Here are the rest of the pictures from our good times spent in Monte Gordo. It was nice being at the beach, I felt closer to home.
Winnie the Pooh wings and new swimming bottoms
pooping at the beach and making me chase her
spending lots of time with my brother and Lily curls on the sand
baby Dicky’s first time at the beach
an ice pop for Lily, a beer for me
happy caipiroska hour with my brother
the wonderful little park by our house
saying farewell to the ocean on a very windy day
until next time Monte Gordo
Carey Kirk
October 25, 2011 @ 9:20 am
That’s a long time! It is beautiful there!
Rachel Fannin
October 25, 2011 @ 3:11 pm
i am understanding completely the homesickness you feel as well as how difficult it is to be away from your love…
your sea glass is on it’s way to Miami. You’ll have a little treasure to welcome you home…
Rachel
Claudia
October 26, 2011 @ 4:57 pm
@Rachel,
it’s hard but we are almost home. 8 days to go. not that i’m counting ;). thank you for the sea glass, you are sweet!
Mallory
October 27, 2011 @ 6:06 pm
Definitely a long time to be away from home, totally understand how you feel. Beautiful photos though!