Monthly Archives: September 2023

Day 58 – 5 September 2023 – Fatima, Obidos & Lisbon, Portugal The landscape has changed again as we drive south from Porto, with lots of small farms growing corn, sunflowers & fruit. Some of the large steel electricity pylons … Continue reading →

Day 57 – 4 September 2023 – Porto, Portugal Another early start & it is still raining as we leave Salamanca. We hear that Madrid suffered severe flooding & torrential rain with the Mayor issuing stay at home orders for … Continue reading →

Day 56 – 3 September 2023 – Salamanca, Spain An early start as it is moving day, so alarm at 6.30am & on the bus by 8.30am. It is raining as we leave Madrid & the police have closed off … Continue reading →

Day 55 – 2 September 2023 – Madrid, Spain – day 4 Toledo, the ancient capital of Spain is first on the agenda today, around an hour south of Madrid. As we drive out of Madrid we stop outside the … Continue reading →

Day 54 – 1 September 2023 – Madrid, Spain – day 3 Another easy morning, the Museum of Natural History doesn’t open until 10am so we took an easy stroll along the promenade a few blocks from the hotel & … Continue reading →