Hello, and thanks so much for dropping by.
A little bit about us.
We are Elaine, Darren and Max.
We had plans to be 'Pensioners in Portugal' about a year ago, but as is so often the case, life, situation and circumstance can throw a few spanners in the works, and that has led us here. We are now in a position to make our dream of living off grid in Central Portugal come true, so we have updated our name to reflect our channel more effectively.
We are now PiPs Living Off Grid and we thank you for dropping by.
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Just realized this is two months old. Are you posting videos. First from you I have seen in a while. Great work clearing the beds!
My Wipet smart bird feeder's alarm sounds off randomly. I can't figure out how to get it to stop doing that. any suggestions? I can't see any help on their website
Also we use Amazon Es or Amazon DE if you open it in chrome it translates or De has an english site.
Im sure youve worked out by now ,use deepl not google translate ;) 😉
Hello Elaine. I hope you are having a nice time back in the UK. Yes, I believe you are right…Camilla’s first husband was Bowles….I’m not related to her after all. Well, the thought was nice. Lol. I’m still going to do some digging into the Boles name in Ireland/Scotland. That will be fun. Take care.
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So nice to see you all back together!! You all have tackled all the repairs, that's wonderful. The cathedral and Durham was just stunning. Thank you for taking us along. Enjoy your time together! 💗
Buildings so old. Very cool. I might have missed that episode but thought I'd watched them all. Did you get the roof replaced? I too went to college later. We married very young and had 4 children in 6 years and no extra money. Started college about age 34 but it went on forever because I worked full time and had a family. Took classes as I could timewise and financially. Eventually went from the accounting field which I enjoyed to being a licensed Social Worker which I loved it. Kathleen
Good morning Kathleen, thanks for sharing your story. Darren left school with barely an exam passed and was told nothing of further education. He was clearly intelligent enough to go to uni, but didn't have the confidence. So same as you, he went later, after the children were older and I had encouraged him to try. Thanks for watching, as always, take care, Elaine x
Lovely video , I hope the family enjoyed the Download festival, all that rain😮 it’s only about 5 ish miles away from where we live and boy did it rain, but I’m sure everyone had a fabulous time. Lovely to see around Durham, it looks very beautiful and certainly very very interesting. Thanks for showing us around, it’s great to see all 3 of you back together . Much love, Hazel x
Thanks Hazel, I had a lovely time 👍
Oh what a beautiful cathedral !! thank you all the way from South Africa.
Lovely look around your home and tour of Durham. So kind of you & Darren to let us armchair travel with you. We have a Durham in North Carolina thar's a university town, too. Max smooching mum was the best.
So glad you are able to do something you have wanted to do Darren. So glad you had the courage to go to University at the age of 40. What a lovely city Durham is, thanks for the tour. I loved that bridge. You both look really happy and relaxed.
Oh Elaine you looked so cold. Happy that you arrived safely and I guess you were pleased to see Darren and Max. I love that you are showing us around your home area in England. I am really enjoying it. Thank you
You're so welcome 👍😊
Darren keep up the great work you’re doing! Good for you, for getting your degree, and it doesn’t matter at what age. 🙌 And what a blessing it is, for you to have found the job you’ve always wanted! It’s an even bigger blessing, you doing what you do as a job. I have a few rolls of film to develop. 😂 It’s hard to find a place that develops film and it’s also expensive, now a days. 😬 Good to see the water problems in your house are being resolved. Elaine, I’m glad you can spend time with Darren and your family and are able to enjoy both the UK and Portugal life. Take care. 😊
So kind, thanks for watching and for your support. Take care 😊👍
Wow! Durham is beautiful. We're thinking of taking a holiday there. We both love old, beautiful buildings. I'm so please you're keeping up with the videos whilst you're in the UK. Thank you.
Durham City and County Durham are beautiful and definitely worth a visit....take your walking shoes 😁👍💕
So chuffed for you just simply working things out and getting on with it in your own way! ❤
Thank you 👍
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Durham looks great, not a place we’ve been to so it was lovely to see it. The rain looks very refreshing as I sit here sweltering 😂❤
Glad you enjoyed it.....absolutely, I've just got back and the change from 20 to 34°c is quite noticeable 😆😆👍
I assume the camp is to protest the Genocide. Pretty important stuff
Peaceful protest 👍
Hi Elaine,Darren and Max, thevthree of you sre happy when to ou can be together... So no matter the issues, you've shown the ability to make your things work out accordingly. I wander what Max 's " thoughts" are😅 Durham is so interesting,thanks for taking us along❤
😊 thank you
It is great to see Darren and Max along with Durham. That is quite the cathedral.
Absolutely 👍
Good on Darren for pursuing his dream. This proves that you're never too old to study. You're looking well and refreshed. It's good to see the gorgeous Max. I'm sure he's loving his Mum back for a while. It was nice to see Durham and Darren again.
Thank you 😊
I definitely enjoyed the tour around Durham!!!! Thank you for describing so thoroughly what you were seeing. 💜
You are so welcome!
Durham is somewhere I've never been so that was lovely to see it through your lens. So nice to see you too Darren and I'm so glad you are enjoying your new job. Well we are off tomorrow morning heading for Canterbury for the night and sailing from Dover 8am Monday morning. I'm like a child at Xmas and I'm lying here in bed wide awake when I should be fast asleep 😂😂😂. Enjoy your time together before you need to head on back to Portugal Elaine to see to your other garden. Xxxxx next time I comment on your vlog it will be from Belgium or Germany xxxxxx
Have a brilliant holiday Liz, hope your travels are smooth and you have a wonderful time xx
Hello Elaine, Darren, and Max. Good to hear many happy things happening. Congratulations Darren on your dream job! My fathers paternal side (Boles) has some history in your area (the Dutch DeRoos name comes from my fathers mother’s side). I have been looking into my Boles Scotland/Irish family tree. Sadly, I have found very little past my fathers father…I’ll keep digging…maybe I’m related to the Queen…haha. 😂Thank you for showing us around. I loved your historical narrative. Take care.
Fingers crossed, but it's the King now....I often the Queen passed away.....she was just always there my whole life 💕
I’m confused (not unusual haha) but isn’t Camila Bowles the Queen because she is married to the King now? Her last name was Bowles which is a variation of Boles (my last name). That is the connection I was trying to explain. Sorry, I didn’t explain that connection very well.
I think it's her first husband's name.
Loved this Video. ❤😊 x
Thank you!! 😊
Enjoyed the tour.
Lovely to hear all good at home, really love Durham City, visited last year and cant wait to return.
Brilliant 👍
My home town, live just 2 miles outside of Durham. Xx
Great place 👍👍💕
Thanks Pips 👍
Thank you for the lovely tour of Durham, Elaine and Darren. The Cathedrals , The Bridges and The River give the township such an old town charm. Love it. Hopefully, all your home repairs are behind you. Enjoy your time with your family and friends. Be Well dear friend❤ Harriet, Jim and Yuki
Glad you enjoyed it Guys, a day in Durham rarely disappoints. Hope you're both well, Elaine xx
Thanks for the tour of Durham and the cathedral. I used to see it from the train when travelling between Edinburgh and London . Glad you are all well.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Elaine, we enjoy your channel and watch all the time. Shame Darren has had to go back to UK to work. You mentioned he went to UNI in his 40's and now in a FT job he's really enjoying. We are so curious, so would it be too cheeky to ask what is his new job and will he be working for the unforseeable future? 🤔
Darren will be working as long he is enjoying it....he's found his thing....he works with vulnerable new parents, safeguarding children 👍
💖 How wonderful.
Such a good job to be doing, Darren!!! ❤@@PensionersinPortugal
That is amazing. A well deserved job for such a caring man. You must be so pround of his achievement. 👍
Durham is a beautiful old town ,and so green , nice you could manage to fix everything ,while you are there, .have a nice stay with your family...
That's a huge cathedral. Imagine how they managed to build it with the means they had those days.
Hi Elaine and Darren great tour of Durham and the cathedral good to see the repairs done to the house.Lovely to see Max glad it’s all working out in your new job Darren and that you are enjoying it hope your journey went well Elaine and look forward to seeing all the progress when you start on the land again. Xx 🐾🐾
Glad you enjoyed it Morfudd, I'm currently half way....tucked up in bed in Faro, on my way back 😁💕👍
Beautiful sites in Durham. Max is looking so good!!
I really enjoyed today's video, especially the time in the cathedral. An amazing building of tremendous age. So impressive and reminds me of how young Canada is.😊👍🇨🇦
Love Durham! I didnt realise Darren was working full time in the uk. Do you mind me asking how that will affect his residency status? We used to have residency in spain and were never sure what the situation was.
He should really spend more than 6 months of each year in Portugal, but he knows it will lapse as he's working....things just changed and we're making the best of it 😊
@@PensionersinPortugal good luck!
Thanks for sharing! What a blessing to be able to get jobs done when they need to be done! Enjoy the new ceilings! It is a joy for me as an American to see English gardens. They are different from ours and beautiful. Love to see the mix of flowers and veggies. I am impressed that you actually know the names of the plants. Your home looks like it is well kept and comfortable, a really peaceful place. Durham is such a beautiful place!!! It is more European than I picture England looking, with its narrow roads and stone roads. A treasure. What is it like to walk on land that has been home to centuries of souls??? Enjoy your time home and with Max and Darren and enjoy the cooler weather!
It's awe inspiring.....my favourite part of the cathedral is the small chapel that holds the tomb of St.Bede. amazing it survived all the bombing in WW2, with It's huge size and elevated position.