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Chapter 13: Australia - February 2025


Day 9 - Home time
It was an earlier than planned start this morning as Anna told Erin and James to arrive for 8am instead of 9am to go to the market. They...
Jul 31


Day 8 – Back Alleys and Splinters
We checked the time this morning and it was nearly 9.30! We no idea how we managed such a lie-in, but it was great. Straight to the pool...
Jul 30


Day 7 – The Four Seasons
Alexander, having stayed up later than usual, woke bright and early and naturally decided the comfiest place to sleep was directly on my...
Jul 29


Day 6 – Breaded Mushrooms & Black Ball Blunders
The day started off like most others — breakfast, pool, sunbathing. The usual. The morning was packed with fun in the water: breathing...
Jul 28


Day 5 - Lions and Linguine
The day started with the usual routine — preserving sun loungers, breakfast, a quick pool visit — before we headed up to the bar for...
Jul 27


Day 4 - Albufeira Pole Dancing
Another morning of work for me, though I was up and ready to take Alexander — only to find Marshall had already beaten me to it. A man on...
Jul 26


Day 3 - Taps aff in Portugal
A busy day yesterday meant Alexander slept right through until 8am — a real lie-in for him — missing his usual morning walk and...
Jul 25


Day 2 - Lounging in Vilamoura
Alexander had a great sleep but was still up and at it by 6am. Marshall took him out for an early-morning stroll while the rest of us...
Jul 24


Day 1 - Portugal
After a big trip to Australia, we’d planned to keep things low key this summer — just the three of us heading off to Vilamoura for some...
Jul 23
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