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Along the coast this morning to Sagres. Distinct change in temperature purely due to the cold breeze coming off the Atlantic. Henry the Navigator’s fort sits at the headland and as we walked up to it we realised everyone else

Decided to stay put for another day. Thought we’d try the walk over the hill to the next village called Salema. Guy put his walking boots on, which is always a big worry for me as it means it could

We were woken at ten past five this morning by the local loon returning home to our scruffy dirty campsite. I think our German neighbour went out to him to try and quieten him down and give him some water.

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