A slight change of plans!

Drum roll!!! Ok, I think we have left you in suspense long enough! That said, I found it hard to keep my mouth shut and not tell anyone who would listen! So! Regarding our original plan to travel around the United States and across Canada…. We are taking a small detour! Ok, maybe a big one! We are very excited to say that we will be hopping a jet plane on April 29th and heading across the Atlantic ocean to Portugal!! You may ask yourself, what, why and how?? Well, since April 2013 we have had a membership on "Mind My House", http://www.mindmyhouse.com/homepage, a fantastic website that allows you to post a profile and apply to house sitting opportunities around the world! What a fantastic idea, right!!? BUT however hopeful we were to find something, we always figured it would never work out with our 3rd musketeer, Mango. Most house sitting assignments are usually pet sitting, and most pet sitting include CATS, ok, and sometimes donkeys! LOL! We could try to convince a house owner that Mango would just want to snuggle until we are blue in the face, but most people would just prefer to find another travelling duo. Fortunately for us we had a lovely family from Zurich contact us last November with an offer we couldn't refuse! They recently purchased a second home near the historic hilltop village of Marvao Portugal. Long story short we will be minding their home for the next 2 and 1/2 months! This may explain our hurry to head north to Halifax where we have been fortunate enough to hunker down, save, and plan the next leg of this incredible journey! On April 30th we will be landing in Portugal, a new territory for both of us. We look forward to exploring this beautiful country with you all!!