Week 14 Postcard
December 9, 2015
From Porto along the Douro Valley to the wonderful Coa Museum…
Month: December 2015
A Bit More Wine Tasting- Matt’s week 14
December 9, 2015
Matt week 14 “A Bit More Wine Tasting” Well the week started off at the same place as the week before had ended, on a campsite in Vila Cha about 25Km North of Porto. We had spent time over the weekend catching up with our blogs but decided that on the Monday we would take … More A Bit More Wine Tasting- Matt’s week 14
Driving The Douro (Ellie’s Week 14)
December 9, 2015
Mon 30th Nov – Mon 7th Dec It’s funny, after having really enjoyed free camping in a multitude of aires, it felt really weird (and a lot less fun) being on a campsite again. But needs must, and as we had yet to find a solution to our inverter problem we were in desperate need of electric … More Driving The Douro (Ellie’s Week 14)
Week 13 Postcard
December 2, 2015
Port hopping through Gijon, Foz and Arcade (with a bit of Santiago thrown in)…
Heading West (Matt’s week 13)
December 2, 2015
“Heading West” Matt’s weeks 13 The week started out with us leaving the wildlife park and heading about a hundred or so kilometers west at a town called Gijon. On the way we had made a small detour to a village Matt and Jo had told us about called Santilana del Mar. Although whilst there … More Heading West (Matt’s week 13)
From Port to Port (Ellie’s Week 13)
December 2, 2015
Mon 23rd Nov – Mon 30th Nov The first few days of week 13 comprised of a whistle stop tour of a few coastal towns as we went from Gijon (big industrial harbour) to Foz (pretty little harbour) to Boiro and then to Arcade after spending a fun filled day walking (and running) around Santiago De Compostella. … More From Port to Port (Ellie’s Week 13)
Week 12 Postcard
December 2, 2015
The Guggenheim in Bilboa and a nice little car park next to Cabarceno Wildlife park…
There’s Nothing Quite Like Art & Elephants (Ellie’s Week 12)
December 2, 2015
Mon 16th Nov – Mon 23rd Nov On Monday evening (despite our earlier vows of abstinence) we invited Wendy & Brian back to ours for another evening of drinking and socialising. The next day we seemed to have built up a bit more tolerance as we did not feel too worse for wear and so decided that … More There’s Nothing Quite Like Art & Elephants (Ellie’s Week 12)
Week 11 Postcard
December 1, 2015
Along the beaches from Arcachon to the amazing San Sebastian…
Miles & Miles Of Magnificent Beaches (Ellie’s Week 11)
December 1, 2015
Mon 9th Nov – Mon 16th Nov So, week 11 began with the much anticipated arrival the removal vans along with a couple of Romanian guys (one very friendly and one very quiet) and a Polish guy who was just recovering from a hernia operation (not a good start when you are in the removals game!). … More Miles & Miles Of Magnificent Beaches (Ellie’s Week 11)
Postcards From The Road 