Mértola, Portugal Apr 19, 2012 Free parking on open ground below the castle. Joined by three other vans for the night. Sat at the bar in the photo drinking a tall tumbler of white wine we were able to check emails etc on WiFi.
Altura, Portugal Apr 18, 2012 Last here two years ago. Apart from the drinking fountain no longer functioning, nothing's changed. Lots of vans, several of them bearing GB plates. Warm and sunny, lots of tired looking cafés and restaurants and tourist shops festooned with beachwear. Stopped on our way here at Huelva in Spain to fill with diesel at €1.342 ltr (the cheapest elsewhere in Spain is at least €1.38 ltr) and LPG at €0.77 ltr. At today's exchange rate (€1.18 to the £) that w...