Legal at last (in honour of the Nabo Queen)

When we made the final move to Portugal we drove in our Mitsubishi L200...loaded up with the things we would need whilst we waited for our container to arrive. We knew we would have to pay some import duty on the truck and that we had six  months in which to start the importation process. Then back in May of this year on our way to Pombal we were stopped by the Alfandega (customs and tax) and duly fined because according to our paperwork we had exceeded the six month period. We are pleased to report that we are now legal...we have new number plates on the truck and we have cleared all the taxes and fines. We have been helped along the way by Daniel our good friend from the northern region of Tras-os Montes. Many  people told us it was a minefield to try and import the vehicle without going through the specialist agencies...but wanting to save money we decided to go it alone (with the help of Daniel later on in the process). I am pleased to say that it is not that hard once you know what is required, by whom and in which order. We are happy to share our experience with anyone who intends to import their vehicle into Portugal.

To celebrate...(we use any excuse) we decided to make an "Everything in the Garden Stoup". Bruni went off to see what there was on offer and came back with our first nabo (turnips) of the season and the first she had ever grown from seed. The smile says it all...great stoup too.