Oct. 21, 2026

Portugal Adventures

Portugal Adventures
Portugal Adventures
Older & Wilder
Portugal Adventures

A Whirlwind Portugal Work Trip, Jet Lag Adventures, and Life Updates from Moab

Joy and Claire catch up on recent life events. Joy shares a whirlwind work trip to Porto, Portugal and intense jet lag despite trying the Time Shifter app. She recounts sightseeing, great Portuguese food (including egg custard pastries), a port tasting, and a late-night misadventure walking three miles back to the hotel. Claire updates on family visits in Moab, Utah travel tips about weak mixed drinks, Miles turning 11 with major growth, Halloween costumes, their Mexico Thanksgiving road trip plans, landlord updates on their Longmont tenants and heavy Moab rain canceling the Moab 240 race.

00:00 Welcome Back Check In

01:35 Portugal Trip Reveal

03:21 Acquisition Culture Shock

04:35 Jet Lag Survival Tools

07:03 Porto Sightseeing Day

07:35 Nausea Dinner Disaster

09:26 Three Mile Walk Home

11:09 Late Dinners Work Grind

13:44 Food Markets And Port

16:56 Sardines 101 Tips

19:13 Harry Potter Bookstore

21:52 Homecoming Dog Stories

26:43 Utah Visitors And Travel Tips

28:00 Utah Pour Spouts

28:56 Moab Travel Tips

29:08 Soccer Weekend Recap

29:33 Miles Growth Spurt

30:56 Birthday Plans Rec Center

31:40 Halloween Costume Builds

35:23 One Year in Moab

37:19 Road Trips and Baja Plans

39:47 Renting Out Longmont House

42:11 Moab Schools and Safety

45:56 Moab 240 Flooded Race

47:48 Bake Off Delay and Signoff