Week 16 Postcard
From Lisbon to Loulé…
From Lisbon to Loulé…
Monday 14th – Monday 21st Dec On Monday we set off from the campsite careful to avoid rush hour knowing that in order to head south we first had to cross the enormous ’25 de Abril’ Bridge that straddled Lisbon navigating a tricky series of roundabouts/junctions on the way. Matt, who is never a fan … More Landing in Loulé (Ellie’s Week 16)
…Just a little post about our rather noticeable 4 month hiatus from blogging and huge apologies to all our friends and family who have been patiently awaiting our next exciting instalment. Nope we have not been eaten by bears, nor waylaid by marauding seagulls, nor disappeared into the wilds of the Sierra Nevada. What started as … More Back To Blogging
Journey To Lisbon Matt week 15 We had left Rodao in the morning and headed west to Vila Nova da Barquinha as we had seen a free aire there that looked to be quite pleasant next to an art sculpture park with a river running alongside. We stopped at an Intermarche on the way, picked … More Journey To Lisbon (Matt week 15)
Mon 7th Dec – Mon 14th Dec Our road to Lisbon began with a brief stop over in the pretty, but pretty quiet town of Vila Nova Da Barquinha about 90 kilometres South West of Vila Velha De Rodao. We didn’t see that much of it except for a quick stroll in the morning to … More The Road To Lisbon (Ellie’s Week 15)
From Porto along the Douro Valley to the wonderful Coa Museum…
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
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)