Dan Kelley McBride and Timm McBride have been together since 2004. Timm says he met Dan at a dance in Portland OR, and they kept bumping into each other until they were BOTH single and available. They’ve been together ever since. For better and for worse.

While living in Portland, OR, they married in Victoria BC in 2005, because, as Dan says, “We had to do it in a CIVILIZED” country.”

In 2013 after many long discussions, they sold their home in Portland - their FAVORITE place to date in the Mid Century Fontaine Tower in NE Lloyd Center.

They made the BIG move to Palm Springs and thought, that after three home renovations, there were done. Enter COVID-19.

“It changed EVERYTHING” according to Timm. He was working in live theatre and thru COVID, was unemployed for 19 months. Dan was working in healthcare in Pain Management and the COVID scares and restrictions took their toll on him as well. Suddenly that dream of working to 70 and maxing out their Social Security payout didn’t seem worth it. 

In July 2021, after months of research and several false starts, they made their way to Portugal to see if it was something that was even worth pursuing. On landing in Lisbon, they were enamored by everything: the history, the architecture, the people, the kindness, the international population. It was heaven for them. After a week in Lisbon, they traveled to Porto for a week - and although both fell in love with it, the climate was just too close to what they left behind in Portland. The Algarve was also an option, but it was a little too nomadic and touristy - kind of like the Palm Springs they were thinking of leaving behind. 

As they sat in their chairs sipping an Aperol spritz in the Miradouro de San Pedro de Alacantra on their last day, Timm said “I don’t want to go home.” 

Over the years they have both always been on the same page when it came to big decisions like this. That was all Dan needed to hear, as he was sold as well.

Lisbon

City in Portugal.

Quick facts

Lisbon is Portugal’s hilly, coastal capital city. From imposing São Jorge Castle, the view encompasses the old city’s pastel-colored buildings, Tagus Estuary and Ponte 25 de Abril suspension bridge. Nearby, the National Azulejo Museum displays 5 centuries of decorative ceramic tiles. Just outside Lisbon is a string of Atlantic beaches, from Cascais to Estoril. ― Google

Elevation: 6.562′

Area: 38.63 mi²

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