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Opening the cork to our bottle of local cider, in Llanes, Spain. We had a quiet day in today to keep dry from the rain. (I thought it never rained in Spain?)

Opening the cork to our bottle of local cider,...

Tasty octopus and sangria at Santiago De Compostela. A little overrun by tourists so we're heading back to the coast tomorrow - bound for Porto!

Tasty octopus and sangria at Santiago De...

Playing chicken with the big waves on a beach near Nazare, Portugal. The waves always win, but great fun.

Playing chicken with the big waves on a beach...

Bye bye Portugal. Well hello there again Espanha!

Bye bye Portugal. Well hello there again Espanha!

Marveling at the incredible architecture in Valencia.

Marveling at the incredible architecture in...

Stopped off for a night at a beautiful pebbly beach campsite on our way to Barcelona to catch up with The Don.

Stopped off for a night at a beautiful pebbly...

Did a spot of "wild camping" last night in Elexalde as the campsite was too full to fit Smurfy.

Did a spot of "wild camping" last night in...

Gini makes a new friend "Azreal" in Llanes, Spain. No, we cant take her with us.

Gini makes a new friend "Azreal" in Llanes,...

Amazing beach after amazing beach as we drive and swim our way west along Spains coast.

Amazing beach after amazing beach as we drive...

Back to the coast we reach. This one the north coast of Portugal. Beautiful weather but cold seas!

Back to the coast we reach. This one the north...

Porto's porto with old town behind. Another beautiful day in paradise.

Porto's porto with old town behind. Another...

Port tasting surrounded by vineyards at Quinta Nova vineyard. It's about 40 degrees here so we're looking forward to returning to the sea breeze!Â

Port tasting surrounded by vineyards at Quinta...

Delicious fish stew and quite possibly the best bread Tom has tasted. Aveiro, Portugal.

Delicious fish stew and quite possibly the best...

5* camping outside of Sintra? No, but it feels like it. Nice to have a pool to cool off in.

5* camping outside of Sintra? No, but it feels...

Biking through the mist of Parque Natural de Sintra Cascais on the way to Sintra Vile

Biking through the mist of Parque Natural de...

A quick stop at Lisbon's castle before we head out east, Spain bound (via a final Portuguese night in Evora).

A quick stop at Lisbon's castle before we head...

A spot of rain out the door this morning just south of Alicante. Pretty happy we're not in a tent at this point!

A spot of rain out the door this morning just...

Never far from a dip to cool off in, in Toledo, Spain. Campsite has a massive 25m pool! Delicious.

Never far from a dip to cool off in, in Toledo,...

Cool dude with his new hat and his cool spray fan. Swim time! Yay for the warm water of the Med!

Cool dude with his new hat and his cool spray...

Catching up with some old (Nat) and some new (Marcus) friends near Alicante. Two nights in a real bed in a real villa! What a treat!

Catching up with some old (Nat) and some new...

Enjoying some quiet time in Madrid's fantastic Parque del Retiro.

Enjoying some quiet time in Madrid's fantastic...

Smurfy spent last night at a police impound in Barcelona after getting broken into and noticed by police and towed away! So very lucky that nothing was stolen. Counting our lucky stars today.

Smurfy spent last night at a police impound in...

Caught up with Don and Salina in Barcelona for two nights. Lots of fun and great food!

Caught up with Don and Salina in Barcelona for...

Sunset swim and wild camping near Montepiller tonight. Beautiful beach. Back to the familiarity of France.Â

Sunset swim and wild camping near Montepiller...

Waiting for the lake ferry in Menaggio to return to Bellagio after a day of visiting the pretty surrounding villages.

Waiting for the lake ferry in Menaggio to...

Expresso macchiatto with the Turner parents in Bellagio, Lake Como.

Expresso macchiatto with the Turner parents in...

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