About a half hour drive from our campsite we reached the most south westerly point of Portugal, Cabo de São Vicente with its spectacular cliffs, lighthouse and views of the Atlantic Ocean.
(For information the lighthouse is closed on Mondays). Continue reading Cabo de São Vicente, Sagres Point
Today, in glorious sunshine, we packed up and prepared to tow to Camping Turiscampo, near Lagos, Portugal. We travelled almost all the way on the A22 motorway. I had setup a toll account online as Portugal toll roads are all now electronic with no one to take payment or pay by credit/debit card. As we had only 160km to go today we towed at a slower speed than normal to take in the sights of a new, to us, country and save a bit of fuel.
Towing Kilometres – Today: 155 Cumulative: 12,486
On Monday, although still feeling under the weather a little, we packed up and set off for our next site, Camping Giralda at Isla Cristina. This involved an incident free tow of 288km mostly on motorway with clear skies and ever increasing temperatures. We saw 28°C for a while.
Towing Kilometres – Today: 291 Cumulative: 12,331
From the Barbate area to Caños de Meca and inland towards Vejer de la Frontera there is one of the smallest nature parks in Andalusia with some 5,000 hectares, the Breña y Marismas del Barbate Nature Park.
It contains five different ecosystems: marine, cliff, pine grove, marshland and dunes. Special mention should be made of the stunning Tajo de Barbate. It is more than 100 metres high and is the most famous area of cliffs on the Atlantic coast of Andalusia.
About 10 kilometres from our base was the delightful hilltop village of Vejer de la Frontera. This classic white village is perched high above the steep gorge of the River Barbate. A spot of sightseeing and lunch were the order of the day. Continue reading Vejer de la Frontera