Spain/Portugal where are you?

carol said:
Btw, when I said I can't wait to get back I meant back to Portugal, not the UK! The nearer I get to the ferry the more I'll be wondering "Why?" The pleasures of home comforts soon wear thin!
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You could always just turn around and go back to portugal, we have just got to Altea a few hours ago to meet up with friends we are here five days then going on to portugal. Can hardly wait as we have never been to portugal before.
 
helen262 said:
You could always just turn around and go back to portugal, we have just got to Altea a few hours ago to meet up with friends we are here five days then going on to portugal. Can hardly wait as we have never been to portugal before.
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We're just inside the Border from Spain, if you're coming in via Seville.

Need any help, advice or instructions on how to buy me a beer?
Just ask.
 
sitting pretty at Simat de la Valldigna just been for a walk round the monastery stunning place
 
Pauljenny said:
We're just inside the Border from Spain, if you're coming in via Seville.

Need any help, advice or instructions on how to buy me a beer?
Just ask.
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Being from Yorkshire I would need instructions on paying for someone else's beer
Just looked at the map and we will be coming in via Seville
 
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IMG_1210.jpgIMG_1206.jpgwere at Simat been round the monastery today no one said how lovely it is heading for Cullera tomorrow on our way north 3 weeks to get home
 
helen262 said:
Being from Yorkshire I would need instructions on paying for someone else's beer
Just looked at the map and we will be coming in via Seville
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We're always here to help.
Bring.your brolly and waterproofs. There's 4 rainy, stormy days forecast.
Time to find somewhere nice and take cover.
I would recommend the riverside aire at Villa Real do Santo Antonio, after you've crossed the bridge into Portugal.
It'll give you hard standing,WiFi all facilities and a chance to talk to Portuguese experts,while you can easily explore the town. There's a laundromat just across the road.. And a lidl.
Autogas nearby,if you need it.
If it's not too rainy, take the ferry across to Spain,as parking in Ayamonte is horrendous.
Don't forget to alter your clocks.... Portugal is on UK time.
 
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Pauljenny said:
We're always here to help.
Bring.your brolly and waterproofs. There's 4 rainy, stormy days forecast.
Time to find somewhere nice and take cover.
I would recommend the riverside aire at Villa Real do Santo Antonio, after you've crossed the bridge into Portugal.
It'll give you hard standing,WiFi all facilities and a chance to talk to Portuguese experts,while you can easily explore the town. There's a laundromat just across the road.. And a lidl.
Autogas nearby,if you need it.
If it's not too rainy, take the ferry across to Spain,as parking in Ayamonte is horrendous.
Don't forget to alter your clocks.... Portugal is on UK time.
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Hopefully the rain will have stopped by the time we get there as we are here for 5days then we will be a couple of days travelling maybe more depending on what we come across while traveling,we will give the aire at villa real de santo Antonio a try,
Thank you
 
Currently parked in a field in the south of France on my way home. Actually, it's the Aire at Labastide d'Armagnac. No facilities but a lovely spot.
 
helen262 said:
Hopefully the rain will have stopped by the time we get there as we are here for 5days then we will be a couple of days travelling maybe more depending on what we come across while traveling,we will give the aire at villa real de santo Antonio a try,
Thank you
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You might have timed it right. Heavy rain forecast for tomorrow.

If you've not been to Portugal before, you'll find it quite different from Spain, particularly inland.
The Algarve coast ,west of Faro, is almost as built up as the Spanish Costas.
Villamoura is like Puerto Banus. Albufeira is more like Benidorm. Praia da Rocha...? Well some folk love it!

You'll have read on this thread that there is more to Portugal than just crowded tourist resorts.

Talk to the motorhomers that you'll meet on the Villa Real aire.

If you have the time , you might be better off heading off north, along the river,to Alcoutim,then heading west along the N124. Little towns,en route, will be glad to welcome you.
 
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Praia da Rocha is naff, but Praia de Vau , when a bit off season, has great snorkelling and a beautiful headland walk, and Ferragudo beach, being protected by moles, is great for kids as well as adults,and if you need a ''kiss me quick'' hat, Praia da Rocha is just a ferry away
 
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And they go forward tonight!
 
moonshadow said:
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Don't forget to alter your clocks.... Portugal is on UK time.
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Good thinking! However, I'm in France which is one hour ahead so will it be the same time as the UK?
 
They do change their clocks - last year we wondered why a restaurant was so quiet for Sunday lunch...it wasn't until Tuesday evening we realised we were an hour different!
 
Wild camping at the POI in Cabril Dam.
On our own and glad to get away from Miranda Da Corvo, Aire is a car park for local motorhomes by the look of it.
Long termers still hogging the free leccy.
Bought a MEO Mi-Fi box yesterday so now connected permanently.
Sun is out at last after days of rain.
Had a leak in the roof but I think I have located the source which is the hard part.
Seems ok now fingers crossed.
 
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