Loved the tour! How much land is the property and what part of Portugal, it looks stunning!

Restore the vineyard. Grape vines are tough. They may look dead, but give them a chance.

I was born in Mozambique and, most of the time, I lived near Beira. Umtali was one of the places my parents took us very frequently.

What an amazing space you have to rebuild. It will be a beautiful farm. All of the houses have something special about them. Can't wait to see the finish.
And congratulations on the pregnancy. What a wonderful place for children to grow up in. ❤

Wow 🥰 I am in for the long haul🍷, very exciting. Please don’t throw away stuff just now, you’ll apreciate them later, I’m sure 🐛

Congratulations on your wonderful news of a little one that will soon be joining the 3 of you and congratulations on your wonderful new adventure. Loved watching this episode and looking forward to many more. Take care 🥰xxx

Beautiful property! Can't wait to see the patio uncovered. And the courtyard. It's going to be a ton of work to get it all sorted out but I can tell that you are already in love with it. Looking forward
to seeing you tame it and make it your home. Best to all!

Looking forward to seeing your programmes, wish it was me.

Welcome to Portugal. I am in the States but a good friend — 1st generation Portuguese American — is working on the farm he inherited. No one had lived on it for decades — so like yours, it was overgrown and wild. As for the orange trees — do not cut them down but start trimming them. Take out the dead wood and cutting back the top. You will have less fruit next year but then they should flourish. As for the plates, glassware, etc. Buying new will be extremely expensive — but if you cannot stand them, talk to the parish priest. He will know of families in need. The Portuguese people are friendly but also very proud. The priest will know how to approach the families that need the items. There is also a large Ex-Pat community in Portugal and some are making do with the bare minimum because all their money is going into their homes and they did not ship items in. Cindy (from South Africa) — her channel is Cindy Vine Portugal — might give you some ideas of who could use things. Joseph Marsh — Farmer for Fun — is located in Fundao — his wife is Portuguese — they are a wealth of information also. My friend is traveling back to the US either today or tomorrow to get all his ducks in a row and does not know exactly when he will return. Good luck :o)

Ahh I have been waiting to see what your plans were in Portugal, its all very exciting and I will be eagerly watching to see how the property transforms over time. However!! Even more exciting news and congratulations on the future addition to your family, a brother or sister for Crusoe, that is brilliant news. Take care and stay safe.

How wonderful to find a fellow Zimbabwean on a Portuguese You Tube channel! Were are you from? I spent the 1st 16 years of my life in Gweru/Gwelo. We have a place in the Algarve but have just returned from a trip to Porto. Good luck with your renovation!

Good luck guys 😎🍷🚍⚓️🇬🇧

You will learn how to make wine 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
They say is not that hard
Congratulations from Montreal Quebec. All the best ❤️🌹🌹❤️

Try to renovate as much furniture as possible, because it yields a lot of videos, and people like to watch it, I'm new to the channel but I'm already loving it <3

Ohhhhh don't mention chickens FFS tell the neighbours to get there animals locked up the newbys are in town 🤣😂.property is amazing can't wait to see it getting it's makeover …👍👍👍

Congrats on #2 !! The property has so much potential. Can't wait till your able to get started.

Cracking watching the little fella eating an orange off the land.

WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY, I WISH YOU HAPPY, THE BOY IS BEAUTIFUL, THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT ENSURE TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR FREE

Wow. Congratulations on the new property and the pregnancy! Lots of surprised and a Busy life ahead. I look forward to following as it unfolds. The property is beautiful. The houses are a little confusing but interesting. Eager to see where you put the parents and children to sleep as you build out. So many questions: Are you keeping your van? Do you still have a home in England or is this your forever home?

Welcome to Portugal…🙂what a wonderful place you have.!
I whose in Rodésia 66/ 71 Wankie Village 😪
it whose my best time .

Love the front gate. I'd never throw out anything I didn't like. Some of it can be useful for now while renovating. More likely to lose or brake things like glasses etc then than because of the chaos. As for things you don't want, take them to a second hand shop. The different sections of the garden would make great places for veggie garden on one. chicken in another, and leave one as a big blank space for kids to run around

CONGRATULATIONS!! What an exciting time for you all?! Your property looks beautiful – can’t wait to see what you do with it. If your van is anything to go by, it will be gorgeous!
I so admire your vision, energy and positive attitude – you’re an inspiration, and loving sharing your journey xx

What a beautiful property! The nature around the houses is so wonderful. Can’t wait to see what visions and ideas you will have for this peace of heaven. Tara you look great with the new Newby in your belly -congratulatons👏and I’m sure John will do magic things with the wood in and around the houses and Cruso is a so cute and happy small boy🤗! Beautiful family, beautiful property, beautiful houses and nature good job👏

Prune all your fruit trees

A lot of exiting news… congratulations🎉I am looking forward to see how this new advanture will go👌💪😁and ofcourse cant wait to see new number of your family

crusoe feels you now understands his every word. a new brother or sister. many congratulations. wow ,a massive project , firstly put a tracker on crusoe for the jungle out there. dont want to scare you but spiders out there can be as big as lions . tongue in cheek. you will both be put to the test but i have no doubts that you will succeed in your dream forthcoming home. great family, all the very best ok

The way the world is at the moment your timing couldn't be better well you guys. And congrats of the 2nd little newby on the way awesome news.

Congratulations. Nova Scotia, Canada

Wow just wow ! Firstly congratulations on the fabulous news of your growing family, hope it all goes well, and little Crusoe soon has a little brother or sister.

What a brilliant project you have set yourselves, you certainly have some get up and go in you both ! It was fascinating seeing you going around your new home, it was quite emotional seeing you both walking around with a vision written across your gazes. I have no doubt the transformation will be brilliant be it in months or years you will be truly blessed whatever the end product becomes ! We look forward to seeing two remarkable events in the coming months. Your zest for life astounds us, good luck xx

Brilliant can't wait to following your journey and congratulations on baby no. 2.

Congratulations on the new member of the family and your new home has so much potential!

All the fruit trees need pruning at the right time of year that's not a garage its called a adiga were you made wine

John, Tara and Crusoe, a really fascinating vlog. Congratulations on the future new addition. As friends of mine found out elsewhere, in can be challenging renovating an old property in Portugal. But if you accept the ups and downs you will love the life. If you can learn some Portuguese that would be beneficial I recall. I noticed a good few unopened bottles of wine! Hopefully they will still be drinkable! Look forward to updates and Good Luck!

Congratulations to your family news 🎉 existing project, beautiful place 🤗 good luck with everything 😊

Congratulations on baby two ❤️💐What an absolute gem of a property
😀 I agree with the Tree house section, and recycling everything is very in/fashionable at the moment, so keep items and they will definitely come in handy, you will eventually match them up 😁❤️🏆👏
Embrace the pink bathroom 😂🥇I have faith in you guys to make it work 😉

Congratulations on the new addition!
My god your future is going to be busy 😂
No doubt you’ll both take it in your stride 💪🏼

Huge congratulations to you the 3 of you on both of your big news,new baby,new house,look forward to watching the renovations 🙂🌈

That’s a fantastic property and I can’t wait to see what you do with it, it’s going to be stunning 😁 I can already tell that I’m really going to enjoy this series. I would keep things that can be cleaned and used, which probably includes that pink and white bathroom suite! 😳😂😂 Thanks for showing us your new home. I love it.

Congratulations on the new Newby and your gorgeous property 🎉

Fantastic.. how exciting. Great challenge what fun.
Plus a new little sprog coming up to add yo the labour force.
All our love, Mike and Lau

That's going to be amazing adventure guys have fun doing it as usual 👌👌👌

CONGRATULATIONS 🥳 guys I’m so happy for you 🍼 Crusoe will be an amazing big brother ❤️ your new home will be amazing I can see it now ,,, home grown veg garden swinging hammocks scent gardens , alfresco dinning , tree houses and a little farm for animals to live freely ( goat would be good for the gardening 🤪) it’s going to be amazing guys we are so happy for you all ,, I’m excited 😊 love hugs and kindness Julia x Chris x and Yogi 🐶stay safe see you next Sunday

Yesssss!!!! This is awesome and so exciting. Can't wait to watch along on this journey!!

wow, so exciting. love the property. im new to your channel, but very excited for your new adventure. curse is adorable and congrats on little person no two. bless

I love johns project place it’s going to be very easy to rebuild and develop it will be fab to walk out to the dining table in the garden …..so so excited for you guys xxx

Oh my god keep the barrels if you can use for storage seating 😃the bottle store thingy lol can be used too 😃 pink lol lovely 😂😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ romantic

Oh my John you must learn your fruit trees 😂😂😂😂 noooooo don’t chop the orange tree lol have a good look round the base dig 5 inches down if it is totally dry it will need watering lots !!! Then see how it goes check for insects etc damage disease then see

Build a raised walkway in the pine forest and then put up small tents for overnight sleeps in a pine forest.