Safe Return Doubtful

Day 26 – to Fafião A rain day and a slow start on my part. I finished a book of short stories, the Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson, an American who was prolific in the horror genre from the early 1900s. I read quite a bit of this sort…

Day 25 – and again at Rio Arado.. It didn’t take me long to decide to stay put for another day. It was another pleasantly warm and dry day, though the sun was restricted to the morning. Rain is coming, but late this afternoon, and tomorrow I believe. Roja’s looking…

Day 24 – still at Rio Arado A superb mountain day with clear skies and an almost perfect temperature, warm enough for T-shirt and shorts even. With the weather so fine, there were a few other people out today. I met a Brazilian young couple, over in Europe for only…

Day 23 – at Rio Arado I’m in and out of any internet signal up here. Strangely, it was strongest in the wind and rain when I arrived. It was a day clear of rain today, and without wind also. It ranges from nothing at all, to 2G, to 3G,…

Day 22 – to Rio Arado, near Ermida A day of heavy showers with a bit of sun in between, just enough to keep the van’s solar happy. The rain was heaviest in the morning as I drove through Gerês town to stock up at the small supermarket. It was…

Day 21 – to Terras de Bouro, just up from Campo de Geres I only drove 3 kilometres today, the least ever in a change of stopover on my van courses. My idea originally had been to go to Geres, 15 km away. I had thought of topping up the…

Day 20 – at the museum at Campo de Geres In September 2020 I was travelling in the old T5 in the Pyrenees on route to Tresviso in the Picos de Europa and we were beset with 10 days of rain. Looking back now I can’t see how we managed…

Day 20 – at Campo de Geres One of the highlights of visiting this area is to spend some time on the 318km-long Roman trade road, built in AD80 during the reigns of Emperors Vespasian and Titus, used to run from Bracara Augusta (now Braga, Portugal) to Asturica Augusta (now…

Day 19 – to Campo de Geres Both Wednesday and Thursday were forecast to be with heavy rain, but Wednesday afternoon we got a break, the wind and rain eased to just showers, and the dog and I could get out for a walk for a couple of hours. I…