And he switched the
b----y thing back on at 8.45 am! Ah well, but we're not staying here
with the potential of more noise so after breakfast we packed
everything up. Then having spotted, and chatted to, Alan and Karen
from Sanlucar we decided to just relocate – people moving on all
morning meant we found a much nicer spot with sea (well, river)
views.
Although we have passed
Vila Real several times before, we've never stopped, believing it to
be a somewhat scruffy border town that used to host a ferry crossing
to Spain, just across the river. But Alan and Karen had explored
yesterday and told us it was really nice so after setting up again,
we put Jamie on his lead and set off to explore.
The area around the
parking is ex-docks and generally rather industrial, although pains
have obviously been taken to smarten it all up. But it wasn't far
before we came to the residential/shopping part and found modern
buildings and a smart pedestrianised street with shops and cafes as
well as relaxing open squares and all spotlessly clean. Part of our
visit was to find a particular shop to get a data-sim for the
internet, but despite wandering around where we thought it should be,
we couldn't locate it.
So we walked on down to
the river, past a very impressive Fire Station then a futuristic
public library – despite it being an allegedly poor country someone
was spending a lot of money. Come to think of it, probably us,
through the EU! Then from here
Roundabout art again |
we strolled along the
river promenade, past the marina with millions of pounds worth of
boats tied up and, with a very tired puppy, back to Bertie for a late
lunch!
Jamie surveys the path home |
Beautifully restored Grand Hotel |
Later in the day, after
having checked the directions again, Terry walked back into town to
try and find the shop, but with no luck. Not to worry, we'll try
again tomorrow on our way out when we'll need to do a bit of shopping
before heading west again. Where to? No idea!
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