Last night we reached the hotel in Vilamoura later than expected due to the knock on effect of the flight from the UK to the Algarve being delayed by nearly 2 hours. The car hire company was waiting outside and soon realised we needed a bigger car which was quickly arranged. We managed to get to the hotel in a reasonable time with myself getting used to driving on the left hand side again. The changing of the gears feels awkward as I am used to using the left hand so this will feel more comfortable in a day or two.
Currently the UK is on half term and Vilamoura seems to have escaped the masses and the town is relatively quiet. Today was about walking around and getting our bearings which started after breakfast walking up to what we thought was the marina, but turned out to be the fishing port. This resulted in another hour or so of walking to reach the yacht marina.
I am on the lookout to see what business opportunities are available and the one I have in mind is still very much in play. I have a few concrete ideas and tomorrow I need to start exploring by car to reaffirm these ideas. This is a hard one to explain, but when you have a business concept and vision that is not yet active or visible then you need to move fairly quickly. I have had good ideas in the past only to see some company do something similar.
What encourages me is the development in the area so I still see this as getting in fairly early. There is no migrant issues here which is what I was kind of hoping on as the government does not own the land in this region. In other words there will be no surprises with migrant camps popping up therefore the value of land remains high so investments are safe.
I came here with an open mind and more importantly not in tourist mode which is very important in making the right decisions. So far it is ticking all the right boxes, but this is day one and as we know this could still change very quickly. I may find a competitor already dong what I have in mind which is actually sill ok if I can get distribution licenses
A 5 Euro lunch fresh fish and chips.
I have never seen this sign before and it caught my eye.
I still need to sell the business concept to the owner of a company that manufactures the products I require and the various licensing agreements. From what I know he would be open to this business venture and may want to be part of it. My friend has known this person for over 20 years and will help me land this deal. This can be negotiated and confident this would be given the green light and have a back up plan just in case.