Alqueva reservoir

An eventful day

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May 11th 2007
The bad news today was that the van had an argument with a supermarket car park sunshade and lost. The good news is that the damage, although severe, will not curtail our trip and with our insurers blessing we are going to continue as planned even though we need to seal with a towel the opening between the top of the sliding door and surrounding bodywork. After the mishap and necessary calls t ... 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