Month: November 2017

Awning deflation took place this morning with Rufus looking on bemused….until the cat paraded past that is. Guy managed to get us out with a bit of shunting as some people had parked behind us. We headed for Lagos, hoping

We had a funny thing happen today….we didn’t wake up till 9am! Does this mean we are proper pensioners or is it just the sea air? What makes it worse is the fact that we went to bed at 10

We had planned to cycle/run again today but alas, the sun was shining and Rufus seemed quite lively. In fact, he nearly took out the awning when he got the neighbouring cat in his sights. Decided to walk to the

Another day in Alvor! Had a cleaning day ….still no vacuum cleaner 😢Don’t think they sell them in Portugal. Carpet over the washing line for a brush. Guy washed Rufus’ mat by hand – he prefers his proper bed anyway.

Staying here for five days we think….cos there’s a big discount on the nightly rate if we do.👍There was a whole chorus of dogs barking last night…it was like “Sound the alarm” from 101 Dalmations! Fortunately Rufus was too tired

Last night I heard someone shout “no camping sauvage – policia”….it was dark and Guy was in the shower, so I didn’t open the door. Strange thing was, they never knocked and disappeared straight away. The camper connect website said

Well, that was quite a noisy night. Bit of a storm I think. Very windy and poured with rain – it felt like we were on a boat. We were woken before 7 by a bloke and his two daughters

Left our very cheap campsite this morning and drove the ‘scenic’ route into Olhao for a look around. Along the way we passed much graffiti and litter so although the old town does appear quite pretty on the pictures, we

Left Seville this morning and decided to head straight across to Portugal. We hoped to find a campsite near a beach where we can maybe stay for a week or so. Fancy some beach rather than city for a while.

Walked back through the town and around a park this morning then set off for Seville. Parked just on the edge of the city opposite a cruise ship which was a bit surprising. The thing about Seville, other than it