Why Portugal?

Perhaps the question Ann and I have to field the most about our plans (yes, they’re on-going despite the World’s best effort to throw a wrench into the works) is, “Why Portugal?” The answer is generally a fairly long and winding one with no one ultimately prevailing reason. Part chance, part intention, part necessity, part opportunity . . . mostly it became an “after all that, why not?” sort of answer. Well, again there is no one plain reason on why we settled on Portugal, but in yesterday’s news there was another story that makes me feel better about saying, “That’s why!”