{"id":11105,"date":"2026-01-25T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=11105"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:10:07","slug":"lagos-in-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=11105","title":{"rendered":"Lagos in the Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
After the whirlwind of Christmas and New Year\u2019s celebrations with our travel family (Read about it here<\/a>), we thought we knew exactly how the next chapter in Portugal would unfold. As it turns out, Portugal had other plans for us. Sometimes travel throws you curveballs, and that is what happens when your house develops mold. Black mold showed up in the house we were renting with three other families. It was in most of the bedrooms, the dining room, the laundry room, and the entryway. \u00a0We had no choice but to leave the property early.<\/div>\n
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A group dinner before spreading out over the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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It was not possible to find another house to accommodate all of us, so we all made new arrangements, which ended up working out ok. \u00a0Our friends the Crabtrees left Portugal early to fly to Turkey because Mel needed to have surgery on the wrist he broke on Christmas Eve. They were able to find a doctor in Istanbul, and he is now healing well after a plate and eleven screws! The Blackbourns headed to our next destination early so that their son Josh could start at a Jiu-Jitsu gym. The Sigstons ended up renting a place just down the street from our new place in Lagos, so we were able to hang out.<\/div>\n
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We had Kristian and Dexter over while Vicki and Jake went to London for the weekend to look at a University Jake will be attending next year (Yes- worldschoolers can go on to higher education if they so choose). We are endlessly proud of him\u2014and of the path that led him there. We don\u2019t have to say farewells until next year when he heads to London, but moments like this are a powerful reminder that learning doesn\u2019t have to look one certain way to lead somewhere incredible.<\/div>\n
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