Category Archives: Portugal

This morning we woke up at Quinta da Padrela after a perfectly silent night on the Duoro Valley but for the occasional distant dog bark. We had a walk around the vines early with the dogs and then a leisurely morning before our 10.30am Wine Tasting. Jose, came to meet us, he and his sisterContinue reading “Wine Tasting – Duoro Valley, Portugal”

We had heard so many references to the Douro Valley on our tour yesterday, we decided we had to visit. Therefore, Kevin did some investigations and found a vineyard which did wine tastings and also let motorhomes stay on site. Perfect. Therefore this morning it was time to move on again. We took the dogsContinue reading “Wine Region – Douro Valley, Portugal”

We decided on plan C for the dogs today to do our Food and Wine Tour in Porto – I got up at 06:30 and took them for a 4.75 mile run along the seas front 🤣 Therefore suitably tired and with a good breakfast, we could leave them in the shaded and cooled motorhomeContinue reading “Food and Wine Tour – Porto, Portugal”

Today was a jobs day. Finally after the long holiday that was Easter and then Freedom day yesterday, our trip has coincided with a Hymer motorhome dealer and a working day! Happily only 25 mins drive from our camp stop and North of Porto where we planned to visit anyway. After usual servicing of tanks,Continue reading “Porto beach time – Porto, Portugal”

Yesterday after I posted, whilst we were sat with a drink after our beach walk, one of the staff at the restaurant came to tell us they had a concert planned that night til 1am with 60+ visitors expected. We were clearly in the way. So sadly at 5.30pm we set off to find somewhereContinue reading “Freedom Day – Esposende, Portugal”

We had a leisurely start to our Sunday morning. Walk with the dogs on the beach and a home cooked breakfast it seemed to be a drier start than the last few days. We paid for our pitch, emptied / refilled tanks and hit the road. Next stop Portugal. After being advised about the difficultiesContinue reading “Portugal already – near Valada, Portugal”