It's time.

The house renovation in north Portugal is now complete. On Tuesday we load up MY05 with our 2 dogs & 2 cats and make the drive from Hampshire to our new home - via the Channel Tunnel. Some of you may remember that I bought my (LHD) RRS last year and have looked after her & loved her throughout. By the time we apply for residency over there we will be able to matriculate (re-register) her and she'll be purring with a Portuguese accent.

I'm grateful to those on this forum who have provided help and advice when needed.

Hopefully the journey will be incident free and she'll be a good girl during and after. We'll be up in the mountains and she'll be used for what she was made for.

Watch this space.

Good luck mate, hope it goes well!

Fabulous! We often look At Portugal for our next road trip adventure. Enjoy the new house  2003 BMW M5 - 5 Litres of V8 Optimax Slurping Goodness in Carbon Black

2013 SDV6 HSE Black Edition- Orkney Grey with Ebony & Ivory. LR Facelift RAI, Genuine G4 Expedition Rack, 4x Warn SBD-160 Spotlights, Warn 9.5XPS Winch, Mantec Underbody Protection and Sump Guard, Full Easy Lift Suspension Module, LR Light Guards, Light Force HTX230 Hybrid spotlights, 18” Compomotive PD1881 on 265/65/18 BF Goodrich KO2, ARB fridge, TuffTrek awning 😎

What a great feeling, especially today!. Good luck with the trip and I with you all the best.

We're looking at France I want to sell up and go but SWMBO wants to rent out the home to keep the options open

Steve. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Only been to Portugal once. Did a walking holiday along the Costa Vicentina for a week. Fabulous coastline, nice people, lovely grub and wine. Actually, did a walking holiday in the Azores too so that's twice I've been to Portugal (in a way). Same comments about the Azores as about mainland Portugal.

Would happily retire to Portugal based on my limited experience. Enjoy!

PS: will you be providing B&B for forum members who make it that far south?  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Sooooo Jealous

Spent a lot of time in the Algarve as my parents go there for 2 months every year after xmas and we used to go on our own too - hope one day to copy them

I always wanted to drive down when we had the RRS's but never found time to do it

Good luck with the new life  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Good luck for the future
Can I ask, are you keeping a place in the UK or are you moving out 100%  In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

Good Luck, hope all goes well retired to the other side of the world not so long ago and never looked back.

Cheers
Col

Hope everything goes well in your new venture  2010 RRS, TDV8
bali Blue / colour coded
side steps / flappy paddles
black perforated leather
22" overfinch
heated everything, TV,fridge ...... now with gold calipers and mud flaps !( black mud flaps that is) !!
Many years ago,,,,, 1955 series 1 landie , sometimes wish I had kept it

Good luck with your new life.

We took the plunge with the Dordogne and I have lived here 4 years now....best thing we ever did. A bit scary when in the first throws of moving etc but it will be worth it.  Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Thanks for the messages guys. What a great community this forum is.

First, the journey from Hampshire to north Portugal via the Channel Tunnel was absolutely seamless. MY05 (13 years old soon) did herself proud. My wife was dreading the journey but thoroughly enjoyed it in the end. (Like most things ) My thanks again to you all for your advice and guidance since I got the car last year and especially to West 4x4 in Waltham Chase, Hampshire for the work you did. MY05 has now served in 3 countries. Now, like me, the plan is that she will spend the rest of her days here in north Portugal.

Secondly, in answer some of your questions: Yes we are here for good, and yes we did sell up in the UK. We did all our homework first though and that's crucial. If anyone needs any advice around this by all means PM.

Thirdly: if you're ever passing it would be great to see you. Not all at once though please. Seriously, if you want a pit stop off the beaten track let me know. Just give us a few months to settle in.

Best wishes to you all. Barrie.
2017-Jan 2024: 2005 RRS 2.7TDV6. Best car I ever had - until now!
Current: 2018 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2

 In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

Col wrote:

Good Luck, hope all goes well retired to the other side of the world not so long ago and never looked back.

Cheers
Col

likewise col moved to OZ and never looked back..although the company have shifted me
to Hong Kong for a few years hope you are enjoying the land of the long white cloud Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Good luck and an uneventful journey. I have been to North Portugal and NW Spain lots of times and rate it much better than the Algarve - much less developed and some magical places to visit with few tourists and as for the beaches......... you can have miles and miles of lovely white beaches all to yourself but the water can be almost as cold as it ischere! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Good luck with the move!