A Place Where Worlds Collide
A large part of this week was spent just outside the town of Tarifa in Southern Spain. Tarifa is in fact the most southerly point of continental Europe. Our campsite which is right in the heart of the Parque Natural del Estrecho, has stunning views across the Straits of Gibraltar to Morocco and the Rif […]
A Charming Gem Worthy of any Bucket List
Seville is charming and I can’t believe it has taken me this long to experience its charms first hand. First impressions had me uncertain. After the relative peace of the countryside it seemed loud and bustling, with too much traffic and mobbed with tourists. Then as we began to explore, that all changes. Turn into […]
Unfinished Business
The last time I was in Porto, Portugal I left with the feeling of having unfinished business and this visit was going be the same. We stayed for 4 nights on the coast an easy bike ride into the city. The hope was we would bike in and out to explore the city. This just […]
Back Amongst Our People
On the south bank of the Minho estuary between the forest and the ocean is our campsite. Located outside the town of Caminha, the Coastal Camino Portuguese passes right by us and there is a water taxi just opposite that takes pilgrims across the river to Spain as they make their northward journey to Santiago […]
Batten Down the Hatches, Storm Babet is Coming
The weather forecast for the coming week was unsettled. We were hoping that with a move to a more southerly latitude we might exchange liquid sunshine for actual sunshine. However we got a lot more than we bargained for. We reached Vigo and it was then that we were alerted to the weather warnings for […]
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