Ermelinda and Duda

Ermelinda and Cecílio invited us for dinner, as we've come to the end of our quarantine. We ate in their garden, which they refurbished during lockdown, with Boris, their labrador, and the new puppy, Duda (to sound like our Lula), both trying their best to cadge a treat.

We then walked through Mourão and out to the jetty, where Boris went for a swim, and Duda and Mike for a paddle, in the dark. My first time in the town for over four months. Good to catch up on the gossip. The virus is in all the towns around us; surely only a matter of time...

Gratefuls:
- getting through a very bad spell in the middle of the day when all the mess, heat, and endless chaos got too much
- C and E, who are such good friends to us
- fresh bedding, and starting to cool a bit at gone midnight