Blogs from Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal, Europe

17th April Last evening a drum band started up to accompany the singers. I wandered down the hill through narrow streets into the village to have a look. The band, mainly children were marching around the streets now without the singers. Back to camp but which way? Took a wrong turn & came across a huge long haired Alsatian, barking at me & generally going ape outside the kennel...but thankfully he was tied to it. Adrenalin hit again. I just couldn’t bring myself to go past it, the rope looked more than a little weak. Woke to a cuckoo this morning instead of dogs, cockerels or babies. Got up to a misty morning with wet grass, went to get the bread & then sat with a cup of tea & watched the mistake clear from the ... read more

15th April Just before we made tea yesterday, 3 identical Spanish rented motorhomes turned up. They drove round at least twice & 2 of them found pitches they liked & eventually parked up. The other chap, let’s call him Dick , faffed about still driving around, parking up, moving again, reversing in, driving in... what a dope, moving again. Kept us entertained for 20 minutes. What a disturbed night, mainly due to small dog yapping most of the night. I was tempted to go out with pointy pole. Early in the morning the dog stopped barking & a baby started crying. Baby stops, cock starts crowing then the dog starts up again. Before breakfast I walked around to find the dog only to find it outside a cottage behind reception; I went in & gave the ... read more