Atlantic Breakers

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October 30th 2011
On Friday we decided to have a look at the peninsular near Pontevedra. Alas, it was not as pretty as we hoped being endless campsites and hotels, all closed. We spent the night by a beautiful long beach though and I went for a long walk along the sand, watching the surfers and collecting shells. Yesterday we drove down the coast and had to keep stopping to take photos of the massive waves. W ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more