One of the greatest delights of living on the quinta so far has been our water. Not only does it taste delicious, and refreshes in subtle ways that tap water just doesn’t (forget the Heineken!), but after a couple of weeks of using it to wash with, the difference it makes to skin and hair are also very noticeable.
This is something we’ve been planning to do for quite some time.
After I first shook hands on the purchase of the quinta, I wanted to carve something for the place, and specifically for the niche behind the waterfall on the middle terrace. The idea was that it should carry the energy and intent that water should always run on this land (as it evidently always has).
I have to return to the UK now after this all-too-brief visit. Here are some images I’ll be keeping in my head as well as on this blog.
Young oaks silhouetted by the rising sun. (There are almost as many oaks as fruit trees here.)
I just read about Pete and Cynthia Bampton’s new RAM pump which they’ve installed over at Quinta da Mizarela to bring water from their stream up to the houses and terraces. I can’t wait to get back to Benfeita to see this in operation for myself, but meanwhile it’s given me lots of food for thought.
Happy New Year! A time for looking forward …
Water supply is a critical issue. Forget oil. This is a far more urgent and major consideration for the future. It was number one on my list of criteria for any property I looked at, not just for the individual property, but for the area as a whole. Good water, plentiful water, live water.
For more details, see the Water Supply page under Projects, but this video trailer gives some of the reasons why it’s so important.
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