Mutterings - Jun 30

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:

1. School :: Secondary
2. Print :: Job
3. Falls :: Victoria
4. Manages :: Company
5. Hop :: Beer
6. Location :: Location..
7. Skipped :: Lightness
8. Sneeze :: Cold
9. Prism :: Spectrum
10. Program :: Pascal

An introductory walk

The initial walk was a gentle affair around Durrães as far as the Ponte das Tabuas - a bridge on the Caminho (pilgrim) trail to Santiago - a route we met a few times during the holiday!

It was a gentle walk I think we regularly beat the Inntravel timings by quite a bit this week. We were back at the Quinta da Malta for lunch and enjoyed a gentle afternoon with another bottle of local wine! We also had a look around the farm associated with the manor house with lots of organic produce which was used extensively in the food. We were a day behind some other walkers and during the afternoon some others arrived who then were a day behind us. Another relaxed evening meal before thinking about the first transfer walk.

Mutterings - 23 June

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:

1. Late! :: Never!
2. Swallow :: Summer
3. Infection :: Hospital
4. Mobile :: Data
5. Honey :: Hive
6. Cup :: Goblet
7. Sensational :: Skin
8. Twist :: (and) Shout
9. Thump :: Agression
10. Work :: Hours

Mutterings - June 16

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:

1. Guy :: Fawkes
2. Forces :: Equal (and opposite)
3. Governor :: Supreme (of the Church of England)
4. Done :: Sold!
5. Premature :: Baby
6. Insist :: Threaten
7. Congress :: Library
8. Invest :: Trust
9. Immunity :: White (blood)
10. Society :: Free

Manor Houses of the Minho

We're recently back from 10 days in Portugal - as ever an InnTravel walking tour! The photo album of the trip is here.
We travelled to Porto via Brussels and then tram and train to Durrães where we spent 2 nights at Quinta da Malta one of a number of manor houses which formed the stops for the trip - family homes rather than hotels but we were well cared for. .

We arrived for an enjoyable meal with lots of local wine and a gentle inspection of the huge gardens to the house.

Mutterings - June 4

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:

1. Apartment :: Arondissement (I was listening to a programme about Francis Poulenc and his living in Paris)
2. Fitness :: Gym
3. Trouble :: Blast!
4. Storm :: Lightning
5. Winning :: Ways
6. Dryer :: Normal (from a social media cartoon "what's normal - a dryer setting...")
7. Photo :: Scan
8. Stomach :: Ache
9. er :: winn-
10. Pert :: Bosom (blames Daily Mail...)

and catching up...

1. Confusion :: Stammer
2. Benefits :: Fringe
3. Nervous :: Spasm
4. Stuffy :: Teacher
5. Illegal :: Drugs
6. Optimism :: Sunshine
7. Where :: Locate
8. Symptom :: Bruise
9. Dry :: Humour
10. Sarcasm :: Confuse