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Continue reading →: Day 72 – to Barca de Alva (actually across the bridge in Spain)Day 72 – to Barca de Alva (actually across the bridge in Spain) A day of two castles and two of those historic Portuguese villages and three short hikes. Firstly, just a short drive to the village of Linhares da Beira. It is another village perched on the rock of…
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Continue reading →: Day 71 – to Figueiró da SerraDay 71 – to Figueiró da Serra My wandering northwards through this wonderful mountain range continued. Heading out of Manteigas just before the steep zig-zags I took a right on a smaller road and headed over two mountain passes towards the village of Folgosinho. There were a few hikers around.…
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Continue reading →: Day 69 & 70 – to Manteigas (Serra da Estrela)Day 69 & 70 – to Manteigas (Serra da Estrela) The road climbs steeply from Covilhã, the southern entrance to the National Park, from 700 metres to 1650 metres at the junction from which Manteigas and the Zazere valley descend to the north east, and the highest peak of mainland…
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Continue reading →: Days 66, 67 & 68 – at Beirã
Days 66, 67 & 68 – at Beirã It’s a very pleasant place to relax here, amongst the eucalyptus trees in these gentle rocky hills with the silhouette of Marvao castle on the largest of the hills in the near distance. We’ve exhausted the walking in the area, as there…
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Continue reading →: Day 65 – to BeirãDay 65 – to Beirã A visit this morning to the splendidly situated walled town of Marvão, and it’s castle. It was a great time to visit; both the time of year, and quite early in the day. As I was leaving there were three buses of tourists, I guess…
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Continue reading →: Route – Tolox to Portalegre (Part 4)Route – Tolox to Portalegre (Part 4) Mapy.cz Best viewed on laptop or PC.. http://âhttp/a
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Continue reading →: Day 64 – to between Marvão and Castelo de VideDay 64 – to between Marvão and Castelo de Vide Before what was a three and a half hour drive it was tremendous to spend some time on the beach, and on Sunday morning, it was a deserted one. I shared the sandy path that led to it with walkers…
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Continue reading →: Day 63 – to Zambojeira do MarDay 63 – to Zambojeira do Mar Up the coast today, but only after a relaxed morning at Amado beach. Roja had found a friend, whose owners were three female students from Amsterdam. They had not been enthused with studying from home at the start of the lockdown last March,…
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Continue reading →: Day 62 – to Amado BeachDay 62 – to Amado Beach The day at the beach. Good atmosphere here, very sociable in the campervan car park, all sorts of vans new and very old, friendly dogs also.
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Continue reading →: Day 61 – to Carrapateira (Portugal)Day 61 – to Carrapateira (Portugal) An old friend of mine, Karen from Netherlands, who I know from my cycle trips, had spent time in August in the south west of Portugal on the Rota Vincentina, and convinced me to come here also. So first thing today was the journey…
To live more widely
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Where is Rua?
I was so much older then…
Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
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