Caldes de Monchique to Seville

Day 71  Caldes de Monchique to Orbitur Quartiera Camp Site

Left the picturesque Aire at about 11.ooam for a 1 hour drive to the campsite at Quartiera. The site was a large peaceful site so we found a level pitch and set up camp. Opposite our pitch were a lovely couple camping called Michael and Sharon.

Day 72 Orbitur Quartiera Camp site

Today we cycled to the beach which was about 10 mins from the site. Spent a couple of hours on the beach then cycled down the sea front to a beach side cafe for a cold drink then back to the camp site to watch England play Sweden.

Day 73 Orbitur Quarteira Camp site

Had a day round the van today, Michael and Sharon left today for there flights back home they were flying back from Lisbon so had a 3 hour drive. Before they left they gave us what provisions they had left and 2 little beach chairs which we were very grateful for as we could carry them on our bikes to the beach. So we said good bye and off they went.

Day 74 Orbitur Quarteira Camp site to Castro Marim

Left the camp site and had a steady drive to Castro Marim, Tried to go the scenic route through Olhau and Tavira which i thought would be along the coast but it turned out the road did not run along the coast. When we arrived at the Aire we went for a meal at a lovely little Portugese  restaurant called La Tasca Medievel. We had seen this place when we first arrived in Portugal and noticed Piri Piri chicken on the menu so thats what we both had to eat. Absolutely fab meal and plenty of drinks too. The bar area was also buzzing as Portugal were playing Holland, and they won !!!!!. total cost for a great meal beers, wine, coffee & water €25.10

Day 75 Castro Marim to Seville

We headed east today back in to Spain as we were on our way to Seville, the home of Tapas and Flamenco. We arrived at the site camping villasom early afternoon and set up camp, this was a good opportunity to do the washing. We went for a swim as the temperature here was 35 degrees, the hottest we had since we hit the road back in april. At 6.00pm we caught the bus in to the old town as we wanted to have Tapas and Fino (Spanish sherry). We walked round to the cathedral and past lots of old buildings typically Spanish. We ate in a lovely little tapas bar then caught the bus back to the camp site.

Day 76 Seville.

Had a lazy day today round the site and did a lot of research about our trip to Australia.