Spain/Portugal where are you?

been here in southern portugal for 10 days, not seen many brits let alone wildcamper stickers ! just moved to figueira caravan park for a few days.
 
At Bequerence aire again as waiting to pick up house keys tomorrow.
They have drained the river and dredged it to make the annual swimming pool and it is filling up slowly.
Took the dogs for a walk tonight and one of them spotted something moving.
It was a 4 ft snake in the grass heading for the van area.
I pulled the dog back just in case and a Portuguese camper clubbed it on the napper, probably a daily thing for them.
It caused quite a stir with the campers and now the wife is refusing to swim when the pool opens.
About 34 C here today, lovely.
 
leaning on a bridge on the Santa Clara barragem , i asked a passing Portuguese peasant if the snakes i could see swimming with the terrapins were dangerous ? yes he said, the 'cobras' are dangerous , but not a problem to swim with !
years later it was normal to see my grandson ,my daughter and my collie swimming with anything up to 10 nosey snakes swimming alongside !
 
n brown said:
leaning on a bridge on the Santa Clara barragem , i asked a passing Portuguese peasant if the snakes i could see swimming with the terrapins were dangerous ? yes he said, the 'cobras' are dangerous , but not a problem to swim with !
years later it was normal to see my grandson ,my daughter and my collie swimming with anything up to 10 nosey snakes swimming alongside !
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Just a bit further round they have created a swimming pool in the barragem
 
We're on the Caen ferry next Tuesday.
Got to be back on the Algarve a fortnight later. We'll have time for minor diversions.
Thought it was time to revive this interesting and friendly thread.
Anyone up to anything,while we're passing?
 
n brown said:
leaning on a bridge on the Santa Clara barragem , i asked a passing Portuguese peasant if the snakes i could see swimming with the terrapins were dangerous ? yes he said, the 'cobras' are dangerous , but not a problem to swim with !
years later it was normal to see my grandson ,my daughter and my collie swimming with anything up to 10 nosey snakes swimming alongside !
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Our neighbours classify all snakes as "Cobras", they don't like them. Even grown men panic.
The tractor driver,bringing a tankful of water,jumped a mile, when finding a pencil sized one swimming in our cistern.
He hooked it out and stamped on it,with his massive boots, for all of 30 seconds.
 
did he shout ''eh pa !'' ?
we were booked to fly down for a few days but docs say 'no !'
 
n brown said:
did he shout ''eh pa !'' ?
we were booked to fly down for a few days but docs say 'no !'
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Even stronger language..." OH pah "

You're making me feel homesick!
Hope the.medics let you go soon.
They're bu99ers to shake off, aren't they /
 
Pauljenny said:
Bump.
We're just north of Bordeaux.

Anyone doing anything interesting?
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Sorry we are bit off your route, been on Sicily for a couple of weeks now in Puglia on a sosta just outside Otranto. Still simmering in the eighties here. ☀️☀️
 
Aguilas , and weather here in the 80's . To hot for me and pup so debating if we should drive north a bit to find some cooler weather.
 
We're just west of Cognac in a free aire by the Charente, amongst the grapevines, after our sundowners, we're just about to throw a couple of lovely dorades (sea breams ) on the barby with charred chickory.

Lovely sunny sunset, cheers :cheers::cheers::cheers:
 
loulou said:
We're just west of Cognac in a free aire by the Charente, amongst the grapevines, after our sundowners, we're just about to throw a couple of lovely dorades (sea breams ) on the barby with charred chickory.

Lovely sunny sunset, cheers :cheers::cheers::cheers:
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Bonne appetite.
We've just returned from a gentle stroll round the deserted village.
South of Bordeaux,tomorrow
 
An uneventful trip down the N10, apart from several violent squalls

Turned off the A63 at St Vincent de Tarosse and are parked up nicely at Labenne.
Outside the sports centre,½ a mile on the RHS, before Labenne Ocèan resort.
It all looks closed for the winter.
We'll find out if that's right at 7 am tomorrow.

It's through The Basque Country, tomorrow.
We need an early start,as the weather forecast is bad and we want to be overnighting at Pesuega, near Burgos, by reasonable o'clock.
 
Pauljenny said:
An uneventful trip down the N10, apart from several violent squalls

Turned off the A63 at St Vincent de Tarosse and are parked up nicely at Labenne.
Outside the sports centre,½ a mile on the RHS, before Labenne Ocèan resort.
It all looks closed for the winter.
We'll find out if that's right at 7 am tomorrow.

It's through The Basque Country, tomorrow.
We need an early start,as the weather forecast is bad and we want to be overnighting at Pesuega, near Burgos, by reasonable o'clock.
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Ah the N10, hope the weather holds tomorrow, safe travelling...
 
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