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Agua Vivas (Living Waters)

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on August 5, 2018 by PatrickAugust 5, 2018

Aguas Vivas or Living Waters is an open air theatre production staged in the natural theatre of Olhos Marinhos in the community of Obidos as part of the  Anatomia da Identidade  project. The project “Anatomia da Identidade (Anatomy of Identity)”, … Continue reading →

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CHAP at Fatima

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on July 30, 2018 by PatrickJuly 31, 2018

CHAP, the Cultural and Historical Association Portugal had a day out at Fatima recently to visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, which is a group of Catholic religious buildings and structures in Cova da Iria. The story goes … Continue reading →

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Ruin Rescue

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on May 23, 2018 by PatrickJuly 31, 2018

Some time in the 12th century Castelo de Vide in Alentejo region was undergoing some expansion. 800 years later one of the houses within the castle walls was finally renovated. Thinking that we might like a little break the owner … Continue reading →

A Year In Pictures

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on December 19, 2016 by PatrickMarch 9, 2018

So it’s nearly a year since we updated our blog.  We’re now in Portugal for Christmas via Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, England and Spain. As we were near to San Diego, California at the beginning of the year and having … Continue reading →

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Circumnavigation Completed

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on December 15, 2015 by PatrickNovember 21, 2020

So that was that. (Have a look at our route map) The perimeter of the lower 48 states of the United States is somewhere in the region of 12,100 miles but we managed about 18,000 with tourist trips and the … Continue reading →

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The Bear Facts

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on October 31, 2015 by PatrickNovember 6, 2015

So there we were, creeping quietly through the brush, trying not to tread on a dry branch or make any sort of noise. We also made sure we stayed downwind so our scent wasn’t detected by the black bear feeding … Continue reading →

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Keep Right for Canada

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on August 25, 2015 by PatrickOctober 31, 2015

So the sign said, so we did. After our tour along the upper peninsula of Michigan and with time running out on our visa we headed for the border crossing at International Falls. Unlike other border crossings this one went … Continue reading →

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Pasty on the Peninsula

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on July 20, 2015 by PatrickJuly 20, 2015

When Cornish miners migrated from Cornwall to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the 1800’s, they brought with them their beloved national dish: the pasty. The last mine may have closed in 1995 but the pasty has lived on and is more … Continue reading →

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Time to Retire

Sunpix - Travel Adventures and Photography Posted on June 28, 2015 by PatrickJune 7, 2018

You wouldn’t imagine a new trailer tyre shredding after just a few hundred miles but as they are cheap rubbish made in China what can you expect? Fortunately we were close to an off ramp and Lorna managed to get … Continue reading →

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