When Mr Snail saw the weather forecast last night he asked me to add an item to this morning’s shopping list: "something warming". That something warming turned out to be dark rum, a glass of which I am enjoying as I write this post. We also have an electric fan heater going. The forecast is for -3°C by breakfast time… I am currently dressed in joggers and fleece sweater. A bit of a change from shorts and tee shirts.
It’s a shame that Dusty’s misbehaviour means that we cannot shut the blinds against the cold.
We have moved on from Ribamar on the Mediterranean and are part way through our cross country journey to Sagres in Portugal. We are on a campsite outside Villargordo del Cabriel (in Valencia) and are seemingly staying at /The Village/. Except it is far nicer than Portmeirion.
We had a good journey, a bit breezy in parts but mainly sunny. Air Con was deployed at one point.
This afternoon we walked Nell down from the campsite to the nearby reservoir. I regretted not taking the big camera, especially when we saw the eagles circling overhead. Cursed the lack of binoculars too. I do however have some snaps and will get them off the camera when I can get the laptop out.
Tomorrow we hope to do a longer walk, up to the town by footpath and return by minor road. It looks to be around 10k, but a very hilly 10k. The scenery is lovely so I hope to get some more photos taken along the way.
There are a handful of units here tonight and it seems as though half of us are Brits.
Dinner tonight was a cold collation, Spanish style. We have new favourite thing – Lomo de Orza, served with Allioli (Aioli). Delicious! Also some new-to-us cheeses. I wanted to buy a tit but we settled in the end in an array of several smaller wedges and are saving the tit for another day. Yes, I said "tit". If you don’t follow, all will be revealed after our next shopping trip.
