Sunset at Cape Vincent

Western Portugal and cooler climes

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June 25th 2015
Geo: 37.103, -8.73397The searing heat of Spain became rather wearing but it did have the positive effect of suppressing our appetites, taking to supplementing main meals with lots of liquid. No harm done but it will be a good excuse to make up for 'lost' meals later on!By our standards, Monday was at 250 miles a long transfer, so we set off due west onto the Autovia, round the outskir ... 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