Fun: We figure we have filled this blog with lots of serious stuff. Now time for some fun things to tickle your fancy. There is much that is beautiful to be seen here in Portugal and every once in a while something disrupts the beauty....
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| From our Hotel Window, Faro...practical, but will it withstand rain! |
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The morning after Casal Orsi arrived, sleepy but happy in Olhão.
Elder Feliciano and Jones with Nato and Claudia Freire, Pres.
Filipe, Orsi´s and Robson Silva |
New Arrivals: We got some great news in June that a new missionary couple would be coming from Brasil in August. Wow! Hooray! Rene and Maria Cecilia Orsi are now in Olhão, Portugal; right in the middle of the Algarve and some 40 miles from Spain. We welcomed them with lots of hugs and the Olhão Branch was all smiles as you can see.
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| Jeff and I at Castelo de Beja |
When in Beja we couldn´t help but see the Castle, the wall runs right past the Beja Chapel. Jeff and Brittany (youngest son and beautiful bride) came to visit and Jeff and I posed beneath the tower.
Beja also has some really fun people like the Edson and Rosa Mello family. Just look at those miles of smiles.
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| Eileen, Sheila and Ruberval Sousa, Edson and Rosa Mello Family, Beja |
Out of uniform: Elder Stanley takes a moment to write in his journal on Christmas day in our apartment, without his shoes. What, flip flops in December?
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| Elder Stanley, Dec. 25, 2010, Campo Pequeno, Lisboa |
Famous People aren´t always great people but great people become famous to those they serve! Rosa Torgan had a birthday and we took advantage of the occassion to have some fun. Even President Torgan was smiling.
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| President Moroni and Sister Rosa Torgan on her Birthday |
Clog America showed up July 22. We loved the show. Two large audiences greeted them in a theater near the Rio Tejo. What a treat. They said it was the two best shows they had on tour. Nothing but standing ovations for them! Eileen smiles with Nate, an old companion to our son Bruce when he served in California as a missionary.
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| Nate and Eileen, July 22nd, Lisboa |
Portugal and Oceans go together, just like good friends do. We have made terrific friends from those that have joined us in Portugal as missionary couples, paying their own way and making a difference in so many lives. Thank you Lund´s and Forbush´s!
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| Lunds, Gales and Sister Forbush at Adraga Beach |
Manuel, our fruit man cannot be left out when you talk about fun. He is always saying "Let´s go to the beach." I suspect he would like to do it but he loves selling us fruit too much.
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| Manuel, the fruit man, Avenida Berna, Lisboa |
The Doctor and Wife arrive: Our daughter Emily and her husband, Jeff, arrived in June, just in time for a fun visit to the most beautiful parts of Portugal. They are moving to Sierra Vista, AZ to start a new life and a new job. Posing in front of Obidos Castle (now a hotel) is impressive.
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| Ma and Pa with Emily and Jeff, Sooooo fun! |
Pena Palace, Sintra, Worth a Salute: Chayson and Kendon, two bright grandsons do the honors during a visit to Portugal in July. Dad and mom, Bruce and Chela, were in France for a month´s professor exchange and brought the kids for a visit.
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| Chayson and Kendon, Sintra |
Grandkids rule: From a high Moorish Tower in Sintra the Grandkids wave. What a treat to have them around for a few days!
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| Bryn and Kendon waving atop Moorish Tower, Sintra |
Grandchildren love the beach and the sand. Adraga Beach, the most beautiful in all of Portugal was the scene for a major distructive Tsunami that crushed the grandkids sand castle and wall. Great to have Leah, Bryn, Kendon and Chayson here with us in July.
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| Bruce and Chela Gale family at Adraga Beach |
The Waves: Yes, the waves can have their way with you as Eileen found out while wading knee deep with her back to the ocean. Her expression says it all.
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| Famous Eileen Gale takes an unexpected dip and loves it |
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