No, I am NOT going to write about the weather! Hehe, it´s always good down here in Carvoeiro. If you´re interested have a look at our weather page . My arrival in Portugal came as somewhat of a shock: one minute I was warmly ensconced in a corporate IT job in Cape Town and the next thing I was answering YES to an invitation from my cousin, Michael Schoonewagen, to join him in his restaurant, Restaurant Roma.