– i’m fully vaccinated! :D had my second shot on monday, with zero side effects apart from a slightly sore arm. hurray! feels great to be doing my bit to mitigate this pandemic.

– i managed to burn my hand twice, once by touching the oven, and once by steaming my fingertips (ouch!).

– after releasing the bee-eater, we drove north to catch up with the family. it’s fresh up here, and i’ve been wearing trousers and coats for the first time since azores.

– the medicine is working its magic and the stupid nail fungus is on its way out, woohoo! it’ll still take some months for the whole nail to grow clean, but i can already see the improvements. plus, how amazing is it to be able to just call a doctor, send them some photos and blood tests via email, and they’ll call me back with a diagnosis and a prescription? we have a private health insurance “just in case”, but sometimes it’s really freaking convenient.

this was a half week, work-wise. we have friends and dani staying over for some time, and as they had a few days off from their work, we took some time off as well to accompany them to the beach, make crafts and jigsaw puzzles. it felt really good to just take it easy and catch up. some other highlights:

– paulo took the second dose of his vaccine, with barely any side-effects at all. hurray! mine is coming tomorrow, and i can’t wait.

– to celebrate his full vaccination, we ate a bola de berlim. :)

– we met not one, but 2 chameleons in manta rota!

– unexpectedly, we were gifted a second-hand camera with super zoom, which is perfect for bird-watching! here are some little terns, black-tailed godwits and flamingos we saw this week in olhão. the image is really clear even at maximum zoom, and you can even read the code on the ringed flamingo we found!