Living our Dream Life in Central Portugal - PORTUGAL FARM LIFE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Join us on a short break from Farm Life as we set out on a little new years adventure with our farm dogs to the stunning Marateca Lake. In this reflective video, we chat about our journey over the past five years since moving to Portugal, the challenges and triumphs of rural life, and our hopes for the year ahead. Take a moment with us to appreciate how far we've come and the beauty of living close to nature.
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Another year has gone past and its already 2025! What a wild ride its been!
Ken, Iberian Lynx are being raised in the Algarve on a wildlife sanctuary which is Not open to the public and are being released throughout Portugal as a method of re-introducing the animals in Portugal.
@@MrTdacosta amazing!
Lovely walk Ken and Gina. Motivated me to get off my ass and walk my pup on a wet Sunday in Victoria BC . Here’s to a great 2025. ❤️🇨🇦
Happy New Year Dawn :)
This was a great walk. Thanks for sharing. Have a great year, you, Gina and all of the animals.
Thank you! You too!
I love this little walk-n-talk!!
I’m with you Gina, a good night’s sleep above all. Listening to the rain pelting down so I guess your lake has filled somewhat😊. Yes Ken, time for the next 5-year plan❤. I remember when they flooded that lake and all the hoo-hah it caused. Have a great week.
Yes totally 😁👍
Happy New Years Dears!❤❤ Loved you taking us for a walk with the dogs❤❤ what a glorious life! Best of 2025 ever!🎉🎉
@@michelebushnik2874 thanks Michele, happy 2025 to you too 🤗
We took possession of our place near Serta and have been out to get a start on our renovations. So excited to be living there soon! You guys really inspired us to take the leap of faith! Oh!! Great thinking about new idea! No wonder I don't get things done. I tend to share too much and then the idea doesn't take shape as I spend too much time planning and talking
Hey thats awesome to hear, congratulations! You arrived at the worst weather time, but it wont last long, and the spring time will be glorious! Good luck for your renovations and move :)
Hello Guys. We followed your journey from the start - you guys are trail blazers! We followed you 18 months ago and I can’t believe how quick it is gone 😊
Thank you for the nice walk ❤
I agree, never talk about plans, not until it happens or is near done.
I very much thrive on change, and yes, if it gets to 5 years or so I need something to happen.
Been building up to a move to Portugal since the seed was planted 2-3 years ago, and this year is it!
Good luck for the move 😊
28:06 love listening to you speaking about the resiliency of our species..loving your little family with Gina and the doggies!! Thanks for sharing!
@@AnnSEYMOUR-z8s thanks Anne, all the best 😊
Happy Newyear Ken & Gina! Looking forward to your upcoming property videos!
@@DutchVigilante101 thanks 😁
Congrat to 5 years. How far have you come with learning the language? We moved from the north of the US to the south around the same time you guys did. Change is sometimes
inenvitable. You guys have come a long way. Much Happiness for you guys for 2025. Looking forward to more great content. Hope to be in Portugal in late Spring.
We love you guys. ❤ All the best, 👍👍 Jim and Harriet Richmond, VA.
We passed our A1 and A2 language tests a few months ago :)
Thank you both for all of the support all these years, we really appreciate it!
How are you finding the change from North to South?
@@OKportugal Less expensive and a little warmer. Are you feeling comfortable with the language ? Be Well !
Loved the video on Patreon! ❤❤
Thanks Melinda. 😊
Happy New Year! Thanks Ken and Gina for the life advice on this video. I do re-evaluate life about every 10 years, and I am considering coming back to Portugal. It is my birthplace but I have been away for 50 years in Canada. Retirement in Central Portugal, hopefully. Cheers
Happy 2025 to you. All the best for your moving plans 🤗
Happy new Year to everybody... It is certainly true that people, humans, can adapt to almost everything. Which is a great characteristic. And i understand what you mean of course.
And yes, we have been on the highest peaks of the highest mountains (not me personal, thank you very much).
I am Dutch, so i like the flat land, sea level. Hills or smaller mountains, okay but not too crazy.
Thanks dude! Hope your year is off to a good start! Bring on 2025! :)
I'm very happy to see your journey and be a part of it. I am buying my first house here in Washington, it closes on the 15th of January. As soon as it closes, I want to buy my farm in Portugal and grow Cherries mostly. I hope we can meet and be friends in the future. I want to work a few more years, but start buying it now. Happy New Year to both of you!
Good luck for your property purchases. All.the best 😊
😊Jan
Lovely walk, thank you!
I used to live in Zebras (near you) - Live in Figueira da Foz now, but looking to buy back in central again this year!
Do you think you'll miss the sea if you move here? I forget about how much I miss it until i visit the seaside again.
@@OKportugal Maybe, but I miss the mountains, wildlife and farmland more - that's what feels like home to me :)
Well, we got plenty of that here :)
Happy New Year, Ken and Gina. Love your channel. 🎉❤🎉
Happy new year!! Thank you :)
Happy new year and beyond🎉
Same to you 😁👍
Happy New Year Kenny and Gina🎉Looking forward to more of your great videos in 2025, & good luck with your new ventures. Steve and Steph
@@SteveBristow-i1e cheers guys! All the best 🍻
Kevin my big dog hated the leash until we got the 20 meter leash - he is quite happy now to have the leash on. The 20 meter leash has a gadget to retract it shorter if you need or want to.☺
I love using this retractable leash... Gina hates it. I think ours is only 10 metres though :)
@@OKportugal Try the 20 meter one - he seems to not even really feel like he has one on☺
Happy new year to you too, thanks for the videos of some great properties. We’ve even suggested another pair trying to do a similar thing come and have a look at your videos. Looking forward to more soon. The seed has been planted so maybe next year we’ll be looking .. but will be in Portugal come may time for our birthdays on the motorbike.
@@hrcsourcingltd7858 thanks! May will be incredible for biking! The roads here are perfect for riding too 😁👍
Happy New Year. I think that some of the North American water fowl were taken to Great Britain. It’s possible that is what you’re seeing.
We have a lot of Canadian geese come over in England
Happy new year friends,all.the best
Thank you! You too!
Happy new year
@@HEXSIT cheers 🍻
Feliz Ano Novo! 🤗
Happy New Year, all the best for 2025 . Thanks for the videos.
@@victorgoncalves2442 thank you Victor 😁👍
Happy New Year, Ken and Gina and doggies! Sorry for not posting so often, the end of my year was a nightmare...but i'm always watching!! I'm getting a golden in the following months and alredy worry about hip displasia, the guy advised to give some joint medicine until they are 1, will be doing it, along with specific food!!
Hi Sara, thats great news about getting a golden, they are such wonderful dogs! DogDog lived till the end with terrible hip dysplasia but it never slowed him down! There was a new injectable medicine that he would get once a month called Librella that really helped him with it. Ask your vet about it if your dog start to suffer with it. Happy New year to you too :)
Happy New Year from N.S. 🇨🇦. A bit cold here: -8C with a wind chill of -18C. At least we aren't getting the full Polar Vortex. Portugal looks so enticing. 🙂👍👍🎉🎉🎉🍺🍺
Thanks Deborah! Happy New Year to you too! Wow thats cold over there, keep warm :)
Happy 2025. May you have a great year and accomplish all your plans x
My last 5 years have been all medical wise... both knees and 1 hip replaced. So hoping my next 5 yrs are much better for me. With luck my own Portugal dream will be realised
By the way I love how you are with your dogs
Hi Mary, wow youve been through a lot! All the best & good luck for 2025 and your moving plans :)
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Teşekkür ederim! Sana da!
scary where those 5 years have gone still remember u
leaving grey u.k in your camper
Half a decade! its crazy :)
Happy New yr to you both🎉🎉🎉🎉 Great video. 👏👏
Thanks Maureen, happy new year to you too! 🤗
❤happy new years to you both❤ missing Portugal 😢
@@alittleheavenonearth thank you. The wintery weather just started here today if that helps you feel better 😅👍
@OKportugal we have snow ...NO sun 🌞:[
@@alittleheavenonearth the worst!!! Sorry to hear it!
@OKportugal lol 😆 right
I have the same 5 year thing Kenny! I just started at Adobe when you guys moved to Portugal, and I'm poised for a big change again :D
@@OliviaMmmm exciting times Livvie 😁👍
próspero ano novo!
stay strong. 🤠😎
Thanks dude! You too :)
Happy New Year xx
@@lizwilson6633 you too 😊
Happy New Year to you both!! And I am looking forward to learn about all the new plans and to see the future property videos. Here in the Netherlands all top predators were eradicated by farmers a long time ago but now the wolves are making a comeback. It is a heavily debated issue and the people are divided into two camps. Farmers can get subsidies to install extra protection against the wolves but they often don't use it. It is easier to just kill them, although that is illegal by law because the wolves are protected animals, and they also get compensated for killed animals. Nevertheless very recently the EU has lowered the protection status from the wolves after heavy lobbying by the farmers. A friend asked me, what if the wolves grab a child? And I did some research and I told him that there are no known cases that such a thing ever happened. And I also told him after doing dome more research that on average regular pet dogs mortally wound more children than wolves each single year, and that we should eradicate all pet dogs if we would consistently follow his type of reasoning. He did not agree with me.
One funny story though, it falls into the category of the Darwin awards. Not so long ago a Dutch farmer noticed a wolf on his land. But very foolishly he went out and tried to chase it away armed with a just broomstick in his hand. Obviously the wolf was not amused and bit the farmer. The farmer was okay, and he lived to tell the story. But when you go after a wolf with just a stick....well to my opinion then you are just asking for trouble. 🤣
I suppose that the moral of the story is that we are no longer used to have top predators walking around. And sadly enough that means nothing good for the wolf as a species. I see no issues. Wolves are very shy animals, and they try to avoid human contact as much as they can. And farmers, mostly small hobby farmers who do not bring their animals inside, should not leave their animals out on the field at night, and they should use the subsidies to protect their animals. It is like presenting a diner plate for the wolves when you leave the animals out at night. The fields are small, and it is easy prey for the wolves. The next top predator in the Netherlands is the heron and some other birds of prey.
Happy new year to you too! Its a complex issue for sure and will be interesting to see how it pans out!
If you see garbage in nature , pick it up ! Always ! ❤🙏♻️be prepared carry a bag !
Ken. Quick question if you see this. We are 5 months out before we land in portugal. And we are hearing all this etias nonsense but can't officially sign up for it. Have you heard any date and or time we would be able to get it done?
Might be a good video for yall to make if you can
Not having a swim ?? 🏊🏊❄️❄️☃️
@@gerrypender haha way too cold for me 😅
Crayfish
@@alunjprice haha yes, I said every word apart from crayfish 😅👍
Happy New year to you both. One negative if I may Ken, try not to talk over Gina when filming 😢My wife and I want to hear what she has to say 🤗
Will you be selling property in 25 as a fully blown agent because your 100 times better at it than any of the locals wishing you both a happy healthy 2025.
I really enjoy making property videos and not being involved in the sale side, as that way I can be impartial. It has been a huge help to lots of sellers and I do kind of wish that I could earn more from it as others do.
But I have an awesome plan to start this year that should be much more fruitful than selling houses. It's going to take me a while to get up and running, and I hope I can pull it off. It's also going to make for some really unique content for TH-cam 😁👍 happy new year to you too
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Hayır çocuğumuz yok, sadece köpeklerimiz, kedimiz ve tavuklarımız var :)
It's quite funny, the way you see the degradation when you visit SA, it's sort of the same when I visit European cities after not being there for a while. It's just the way the world is going. 😒
Yeah I guess!
Happy new year to both of you!
🎉Thanks, you too!
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