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| View tonight from our campspot |
This cold is becoming a pain in the butt, after a pretty
busy day yesterday it seemed to refresh itself last night and this morning felt
really out of sorts. It was an extremely slow start to the day, especially as
it was quite cool and overcast. Finally, the sun came out late morning and we
headed off into town. The old medieval town of Ribadavia developed as a centre
for wine growing which is still a big part of this area’s economy. During the
medieval period it developed its own Jewish quarter and there are still many
signs of this in the old town. The streets are narrow and winding … and very
easy to get lost in as we wandered around the streets. Unfortunately the
tourist info centre was closed. Had a wine tasting but struggled with our taste
buds affected by our colds.
So interesting trying to find shops in these places, they
seem to appear in the most unlikely areas. We were wandering down a little
narrow street and came across a bike store with mountain bikes in the little
window. No other shops around it….a real “destination” store! We wanted to get
some bread so entered it into the app my.maps, found the spot and walked to
it….and nothing. We were scratching our heads when a Spanish man came along. We
tried to explain what we wanted, at first he thought we wanted a café! By then
3 other men came along so there was this great conversation going on until we
finally got through what we wanted. Laughter in all directions when they
realised, then one of the guys beckoned us to follow him, down and around
little streets until we got to the Panaderia tucked in a little street. And it
was a really traditional bakery, the ovens were in the background and the till
was covered in flour from the baker serving the customers. Chose our loaf and
really cross as didn’t get a photo! It was good bread too.
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| The old town wall. |
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| Jewish symbols in town. |
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Saw a number of these as door handles,
not sure what was the significance, |
Back to the van and a late lunch then set Jilly to take us
to the coast. The temperatures at Ribadavia were climbing and due to get to 30,
and the coast was not much over 20. Found a good parking spot for motorhomes
right on the coast in A Guarda, right on the Portuguese border. We drove down
through the mountains, many of which showed signs of fires in recent years with
skeleton trees. Passed through the town of Tui which is pronounced “twee”, had a smile on our faces as we
thought of you Daisy!!!
A Guarda is not a big town and certainly not full of
tourists but the coast is beautiful with little beach coves and rocky outcrops.
Parked up with two other motorhomes overlooking the coast and promptly curled
up in bed and fell asleep. This bot is really making me feel very lethargic.
Went for a walk later on and the beach was busy with people lying in the sun
and lots swimming. Have decided that Spanish like a good suntan and seem to
spend hours soaking up the sun. Smiled when I spotted a group of eight ladies
on the beach sitting in a circle around a low table playing cards. It was the
same card game we saw getting played in a bar in town several days ago, the
cards seem to have little symbols on them. They were all in bikinis, many of
whom probably shouldn’t have been but no one worries.
Wonderful sitting here tonight with the sound of the waves
crashing onto the rocks, and the sunset was so vivd. A perfect location.
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| A two lane 2.5 km tunnel on our drive down from the hills. |
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| A warm sunny afternoon at high tide |
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| Beautiful evening light. |
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