Month: <span>December 2019</span>
Month: December 2019

Shhhhh, it’s a secret! Pata Negra “Secretos” Possibly the most delicious pork that I have ever eaten. #wp #portugal #zambujeiradomar #food #patanegra #gastrovanners #gastrovanner

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It’s just about conceivable that the subsidence and tree roots are worth it. It’s a pretty drive. Unfortunately the van now reeks of pickles due to a large jar of cornichons having fallen over and leaked in the fridge. #wp #livereportingfromtheroad #lumpy #bumpy

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Time to move on. Stocked up at Lidl in Vila do Bispo and now we are on the horribly bumpy road that previously we said that we would never use again… It may be a lengthy journey, for such a short distance. Don’t want to ruin the van. #wp #livereportingfromtheroad

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Sagres Swan song

A picnic walk today, saying au revoir to Sagres. A bit over this distance in fact due to forgetting to turn the tracker on. Start point should equal end point.

Moving North with the Sun

Tomorrow we are leaving Sagres. It is difficult to believe that we have been here for a month. I would happily stay for another. However, we turn towards home now and it seems like an appropriate point in time to summarise the trip so far.

FromToOdometerDistance
Home31/10/194629
Lamagdeleine31/10/1901/11/194880251
Tournay01/11/902/11/195134254
SPAIN
Viacamp 02/11/19 03/11/195376242
Ribamar, Alcossebre03/11/1918/11/195645269
Vilargordo del Cabriel18/11/1920/11/195867222
Santa Elena Despenaperros20/11/1921/11/196150283
La Carlota21/11/1923/11/196325175
Valverde del Camino23/11/1925/11/196526201
La Rabida, Huelva25/11/1926/11/19658357
PORTUGAL
Sagres26/11/1926/12/196819236

Home to Sagres = 2,190 Kilometres and 26 days.

56 Days elapsed

10 halts

Going Home

We are in no hurry and we don’t particularly want to be home before the Spring arrives. Having passed the Solstice and knowing that the sun is returning Northward we are happy enough to keep pace, more or less.

Our initial destination is Zambujeira do Mar. We are visiting purely in the spirit of adventure and discovery. Can’t keep returning to the same old places all the time.

Photos

There are photos. Yes, of course there are photos. Unfortunately a recent upgrade to WordPress seems to have broken the photo upload process so we shall have to wait for the images. My apologies for this interruption to normal service.

Back again. The day does not demand soup, it’s warm and sunny, but we had the soup again anyway as it is so very good. Today I had clams again, this time with spaghetti and garlic. Lots of garlic. Lots and lots of garlic. I am a happy woman. #wp #portugal #sagres #food #lunch #clams #pasta #pogged

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