Day 62 – Wednesday 28 Feb 18 – Loule Heavy rain fell on and off all night although it was a very warm night with temperatures not dropping below 16 degrees. Yesterday, after seeing the rainy weather forecast we changed … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 62, 63 & 64 Loule

Day 60 – Monday 26 Feb 18 – Minas de Sao Domingos We left Mertola promptly at 9.30am, early for us, stopping off at the village shop for provisions on the way to Minas de Sao Domingos. The copper mines … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 60 & 61 Mina de Sao Domingos

Day 58 – Saturday 24 Feb 18 – Mertola Our stopover was not as quiet as we’d hoped. It was OK through the night but at about 7am we could hear dogs from further up the road barking more or … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 58 & 59 Mertola

Day 57 – Friday 23 Feb 18 – Alcoutim We drove 9 miles to Alcoutim where there is another motorhome aire and a picturesque riverside village. Even though we arrived early in Alcoutim the popular aire was full. Luckily we’d … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 57 Alcoutim

Day 56 – Thursday 22 Feb 18 – Pereira After another quiet night at La Rabida it was time to move on to Portugal. We stopped at Lidl and the fuel station in Spain, where it is usually cheaper, before … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 56 Pereira

Day 55 – Wednesday 21 Feb 18 – La Rabida – Botanic Gardens Lovely weather forecast again so in the morning we did the laundry. So pleased with our spin drier, everything dry and put away after 2 hours drying … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 55 – La Rabida Botanic Gardens

Day 54 – Tuesday 20 Feb 18 – La Rabida – Christopher Columbus Glorious weather accompanied us as we walked the 100m across to the museum where the ships of Christopher Columbus are held. They are exact replicas built in … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 54 – La Rabida, Christopher Columbus Ships

Day 53 – Monday 19 Feb 18 – La Rabida near Huelva Delilah plus two woke up to sea mist this morning. It was the day we were to move on to pastures new so we showered and drove round … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 53 – La Rabida, Huelva

Day 48 – Wednesday 14 Feb 18 – Playa de Ballena The sun was lovely and warm this morning when we walked along the pine woods to the beach Playa de la Luz and back. After lunch we cycled out … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 48 – 52 Playa de Bellena/Rota

Day 46 – Monday 12 Feb 18 – Rota Revisited Last night was very warm at 14 degrees. No heating needed this morning. A quick trip to the laundrette and we were off. Rota was only 45 minutes away but … Continue reading Spain/Portugal Day 46 Rota Revisited