It's mostly been a quiet month at Chumbaria. We got WiFi and new mattresses in the new houses. Sadly the same can't be said for mains electricity and water which is still a work in progress. We had a film crew here with beautiful young models, shooting a video about...
March was one of the busiest months at Chumbaria that we’ve ever had, with the final push to get phase 1 completed. Some dear friends donated a lot of furniture, which we unloaded in a torrential downpour! A friend visited and wrote these kind words about our project...
It was a very busy month at Chumbaria. The builders continued to work hard and make good progress, slowly but surely the houses are getting closer to completion. The weather was very hit and miss, with a lot of rain, but work on the land and the houses continued no...
January was a very busy, and at times, very wet and windy month at Chumbaria. We took advantage of breaks in the weather to get things done outside and at the same time work really progressed inside the first 2 houses. The plumber and electrician have been doing...
Work on our current house continued, with freshly painted walls and a new floor in our snug basement lounge. Steve and our returning volunteer Joao started and finished the decking, outside the lounge, which is the perfect spot for relaxing and enjoying the view....
It was an especially busy month at Chumbaria, although hindered by some very wet weather. The digger got stuck in the mud, which didn’t help with the new septic tank installation, luckily the rain didn’t last and the big diggers came back and continued to clear the...
October was a mix of work and play at Chumbaria. It was a bit strange having the village to ourselves for the first time since February. We took advantage and had a short break, exploring Coimbra and Aveiro, both of which are beautiful cities. Spanish Tony came for a...
September was a very busy social month at Chumbaria. We had a lot of friends and family to stay with us, which meant a lot of sightseeing and a lot of laughs. We always enjoy sharing Chumbaria. Thanks to some very special friends, we even got a little holiday in the...
August was a very hot month at Chumbaria, with a top temperature of 41 degrees. There were a few fires in our district, but luckily not too close to us and the Bombeiros (as always) did a brilliant job at putting them out. Helicopters with water buckets and seaplanes...
Work continued on the buildings at Chumbaria in July. Nelson and Rodrigo have been finishing off the holes for doors and windows and we just made it to the deadline for the window fitters to come and measure up. The plumber and electrician have been installing pipes...