A few weeks ago we had our WORST week EVER living off the grid in Central Portugal, so this is an update on this and our D7 visa fiasco as well. This week we try and survive 47 degrees C (117 in Fahrenheit!) which is a challenge keeping all our pets cool. AND we FINALLY start our off grid cabin build, also our new kitten gets a name and we have yet another NEW ARRIVAL on The Wildlands, so a MUCH better week with some GOOD NEWS for a change!
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Good luck with the visa, anyone would love to have you in their country, they'd be mad not to. Have a great week 🙂
What is happening with your van? I notice that it is still UK registered, shouldn't it have been registered in Portugal after 3 months and your licence and insurance need sorting, good luck
Lovely update, thank you! You seem to be coping very well, you have to adapt to what is thrown at you 😃. We've just come out of a few days of high 30s 🥵 in Gloucestershire, in the UK ffs 😱. 27 degrees at night! We're not built for that 🤣. Glad the animals are coping, the wet towel is a good tip 👍
In Australia when the temperature gets to 40 degrees we say Mate it's starting to get hot now
By the way I don't get the bucket with concrete for the post concrete sets hard and gets harder the older it is so no need for the bucket
Wishing you and yours a safe journey through the heatwave you're experiencing. We are in SW France, 41 C today.Hope that all goes to plan for you.A wet sock put around a bottle will help to keep it cool in the open air. Oh!, do not forget, when it gets really cold, do not eat yellow snow!
we lost 72 homes in Kelmscott Hills WA from a man using an angle grinder in a heat wave
Enjoy the lake, 35 degrees today, unreal, sticky bun
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you all guys.
Tip for the tomatoes, nip out the baby leaves as they start to appear where the branches meet at the main stalk. It stops them getting too wide and heavy, plus sends more energy into producing fruit. X
you have done so much guys its all looking great i think your wonderful people keep at it 👌
Everything looks so nice! You’ve accomplished to much!
Corn need lots of water to make cobs. If dry, they only make leaves. So water and fertilizer is needed!
Great video 👍 loved the update… sending positive vibes your way and keep cool 👌🤗
It's hot everywhere, love what ya doing guys! seen this a while back and thought you might find interesting the tarp could be covered in latex roof paint to give a real hefty roof!.. and help keep the sun off the tarp!. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_N-xxGTb_g&t
Making so much progress! Good news about the decree and going back to apply again – a pain but makes sense 🙂
Hi Dom i got 3 ISA Browns which gives me 3 eggs everyday summer and winter you just gotta love them best chooks ever !
I do hope your visa gets approved, I suspect they are dragging their heals hoping you will give up
Great video as always guys, love watching you, you are so positive and doing amazing things on your land, keep videos coming. Keep cool and stay safe.
I loved seeing your cat swimming. And a huge thank you for showing the little one in her harness … I've just realised that the kitten's legs are NOT supposed to go through the loops. Kind of explains why our harness didn't seem to fit our three-month-old kitten. 🙂 Hope it cools down for you soon. We're in central Algarve where it's not quite as hot.
It’s a big thumbs up from us guys
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i just give the extra eggs raw to the dogs
Your amaranth is looking very vibrant, beautiful colours. The gardens doing good despite the heat. If you got bug probs eating your rhubarb, go get some diatomaceous earth which is totally natural and powder it all over the plants, stems and at the base, works a treat and is cheap. Geez, that lake looks inviting.hehe.
I think our problem with gardening is we think of gardening as you would do in the Uk and other northern countries.
I look around my place here in Portugal, and the trees,vegetation, the wild life ,are all in winter mode.
With no rainfall, the leaves drop, the pine needles are in mass on the ground, grass is straw, it is Portugal’s dormant time of the year.
When late autumn comes with a little rain, it’s like the beginning of new grass.Winter becomes early spring, and spring is the summer.
My old neighbour has very little in crops this time of year, they have harvested most.
May be potatoes, green beans and onions.
If you can start your growing season early with the rains, and finish late spring before the summer heat, it may help with burn out.
As you will know, land in areas of big rocks hold the heat, great for frying eggs on, but it takes a long time to cool down.
It means your night temperatures can remain between 5/10c hotter than areas without them.
Some young Portuguese l know call the area, the Dessert of Portugal. Cold in winter, and to hot in summer.
Ps, try growing plum tomatoes ,they grow the in the fields in our area, specially for canning, but are not tall plants.No staking required.
They are good for bottling for winter supplies and still good in salads and cooking when fresh off the vine.
A damp scarf or towel around the neck helps to keep you cool……
Good luck .
Glad you got the extension. Lovely new chicken. Exciting to get the new build started. Stay well and all the very best to you all. 👍🐾🌳🐾😎
Sending you lots of love and positive energy, you will get this all done, visa and all! Go wildlanders!! 🙏🙏❤️❤️🍀
Out of curiosity. What are you gonna do when the poop ibc is full?
I hope you´ve sorted out all legalities with the portuguese authorites concerning the construction of your house, if not, be aware thar this can be a real problem for you
Great update, thank you 👍
It all looks great.
And you ppl are learning the natural way.
Great that you got a little more time for the visa process.
Don't know when, but one day I will come park the Breeze and say hi.
Be safe my friends.
An advice. Check with locals when they had the last wildfire. Be sure, you will have one. You are in Portugal and wildfires are a fact. A wood cabin in the middle of the woods demands a large area around clear and with no vegetation.
How did you get your approval to build so fast ?