Trip to portugal

Make a film out of it girl.
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There is meant to be travel restrictions between regions of Spain, but as John H says most seem to get through. There must be more important things for officials to do than police borders between the Basque, Castille and Leon, Extremadura. Etc.
 
Derekoak said:
There is meant to be travel restrictions between regions of Spain, but as John H says most seem to get through. There must be more important things for officials to do than police borders between the Basque, Castille and Leon, Extremadura. Etc.
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I think if you are transiting through there is no problem. The police seem to concentrate (quite rightly) on checking those wanting to actually stop in a locked down or high risk town. Friends got stopped entering Valencia region but allowed to continue through as transiting.
 
Can't blame them, really
My Nephew's are too big, too loud , too boozy and far too generous..
The do giggle when I try to introduce words like route, root, rooting for.. Into the conversation.
Bless their little colonial socks.
 
On border spain/Portugal tonight at Vilar Formosa, will get to barn in a couple of hours tomorrow...like to get there in daylight as need to sort the solar lights etc, check water, air beds, probably hack our way through weeds to get to the door! Been seven months, but hopefully the sun in summer has made most things die back! Arrived after dark before and can be a bit too much to sort! Friends are delivering some shopping, and the neighbours usually appear as soon as we do, with more veg, eggs, chicken, wine etc.....so some swapping of gifts/food will happen at a distance. Can't wait! :sneaky:
 
Just to make you feel better, I list the total toll charges up to Spanish / Portugal border
A16 €13, A28 €64.70, A10 €18.40, A63 €28.50, €2.67 border (? Which road!) ,
AP1 €14.13
Be another €20ish on A25 Portugal
Got here fast though. Certainly not the time for the pretty route, and ferry costs plus covid test would have been more.
 
This on the news yesterday.
A bit depressing, and I know it doesn't represent the Spanish per se.
I understand a lot of southern European cultures have different cultural attitude towards animals, but this is a bit much.

I hope they prosecute the hunters to the full extent of the law.
How were they going to deal with all the carcasses?
I wonder.. did they have a wholesale operation set up on the back of it to sell the meat on? :unsure:
If that was the case at least the animals wouldn't have been slaughtered simply for sick pleasure.

If it was simply hunting for the sake of it the perpetrators should get locked up and the key thrown away, imo :confused:

Mind you, the Spanish seem to have an historical cruel streak - conquistadors as a good example.

Portugal outrage after Spanish hunters massacre 500 wild animals
 
Some of the villagers will go hunting most Sundays, but they seem to eat what they shoot. The wild boar devastated their corn field last year overnight....he was caught a few days after and twenty for dinner after that!. They had to replant completely as they rely on foodcrops for themselves and animal feed and are pretty self sufficient. Very relentless, hard work, not "the easy good life" a few unrealistic expats look for. But the twenty who were fed had turned out to help replant in true community spirit!
 
These were Spaniards hunting over the border in Portugal.

I don't have any beef ('scuse the bad pun!) with dealing with genuine pests causing damage to crops etc. it's a very necessary act of survival, no room for objections from snowflakes or privileged soft-living folk.

And wild boar is very tasty. It's a very sensible two birds with one stone - the very damaging pest removed and a dinner served afterwards as some small compensation for the destruction and hard work of replanting (y) 😋
 
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mariesnowgoose said:
These were Spaniards hunting over the border in Portugal.

I don't have any beef ('scuse the bad pun!) with dealing with genuine pests causing damage to crops etc. it's a very necessary act of survival, no room for objections from snowflakes or privileged soft-living folk.

And wild boar is very tasty. It's a very sensible two birds with one stone - the very damaging pest removed and a dinner served afterwards as some small compensation for the destruction and hard work of replanting (y) 😋
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Dont go to Bulgaria animals are treated very badly
 
n brown said:
i am painfully jealous [and a bit pissed ] we had xmas there last year , Carol came too ,had a nice time at daughter's in Messines . wouldn't mind being there now !
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Ah do you mean S B de Messines ?
We had Xmas there maybe12 years ago..
Just outside the town in single walled Annexe with a measly heater
Pre motorhome days
the residence has a big fish sign ?
All was well !
 
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