The secret of staying young in spirit 

Dorothy Boilter’s  100^th birthday

     “She goes with the flow and doesn’t let much bother her,” says her eldest daughter, B.J. Boulter.

     That may be the secret of Dorothy Boulter’s popularity, happiness and longevity.

     Many family members and friends gather in the Algarve village of Estombar to celebrate Dorothy’s 100^th birthday on 9^th May.

     Twenty-nine members of her family came from as afield as the United Kingdom, Finland, Greece and the Netherlands to enjoy this very special, fun-filled occasion.

     Dorothy, whose father was English and mother Italian, was born on the island of Malta during the First World War.

    She served with the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. 
    She and her husband, Royston, together with their seven children, spent 16 years in Africa before coming to the Algarve in 1962...
    They bought the renowned Solar Penguin guest house on the seafront at Praia da Rocha. Dorothy ran it for 45 years.

      Widowed in 1981, Dorothy retired in 2007 and now lives independently in Estombar near B.J. 

     At 100 years of age, she is still quick-witted, humorous and always smiling.