After a good night’s s rest we got up and started to get the van ready. Sue went and paid for last night’s lovely meal and for the bread for breakfast. We sat out in front of the van looking at the view and ate the bread with honey on again. We then continued to prepare the van and when ready drove it to the area to refill with water and empty the loo etc. Once that was done we set off for Pontevedra.
We put the Pontevedra camping van area in to Waze and we followed the route along the Portuguese roads. Unfortunately, there seemed to be many turnings and quite complex Cloverleaf style junctions and lots of toll booths. We went wrong twice and I lost count of the amount of times Sue had to jump out of the cab, lean out of the window to collect or put a ticket in or try and pay with cash or credit card for the tolls. We have become very used to getting on a road and it’s saying 130 km to your next turn, these roads seem to be much shorter and more complicated. Eventually, we got on the road that took us all the way to Pontevedra. One highlight was the incredibly long tunnel we went through.
Sue had been keeping Eva up to date and so she was waiting for us as we drove in to the campervan parking. It was a lovely reunion and we locked up the van and Eva treated us to lunch at a restaurant in Plaza del Teucro ( founder of Pontevedra according to legend). We then strolled through the town and Eva drew on her former job as a tour guide to tell us loads of interesting things about the buildings in Pontevedra! She was very knowledgable so it was a big bonus to have a personal guide! 🙂
Eva very generously invited us to stay at hers so we went back to the van and got our things and locked up the van, walked through the town to Eva’s flat. It was great to have a comfy bed and access to a shower – the latter was especially good for Eva, as she was going to be driving us around in her car the next day! 🙂
We chilled in Eva‘s flat and after a while , Aberu , the lovely daughter of one of Eva‘s friends arrived as she was also staying the night before traveling back to see her mother the next day. Despite being a lot younger than us she seemed quite happy to came out for drinks and tapas with us.
She mentioned that something was going on in the main square so we walked that way and there was a dance group on a stage with a large crowd in front watching. This was for the international day of dance. We watched the last number and then went and found a restaurant for some tapas. The town was heaving with lots of people and it was difficult to find somewhere to sit down but it was worth it in the end. By this time the sun had set so we walked around the old town looking at the old buildings, churches squares and even some Roman ruins which were beautifully lit. We then went for a final drink of the evening where we all had a cocktail which arrived with a bowl of wine gums or something similar, which was a first for me. By this time it was past our bedtime, even after midnight, so we set off back to Eva‘s flat to sleep.
Just caught up on your last few posts. Glad the weather appears to have improved for you and the places you’ve visited look great. Fantastic and atmospheric photos just make us want to go!
Yes thanks for your comments. Still really enjoying it and 3 more weeks to go! Off along the north coast of Spain tomorrow and currently luxuriating in Eva’s parent’s apartment.
Your comment about Susan jumping out of the van re tickets is just like myself when we drove to Italy and I have no knowledge of the language. Lots of shouting occurred!!
International Dance Weekend, just up Susan’s street.
It appears you never quite know what is going to happen next, just as it should be.
We went through around 68 tunnels on our way to Italy, one of which was extremely long like you experienced.
It is just wonderful you could meet up with Eva. Jx. 🥗🍔
Yes, it did get a bit fraught. We had some tolls in Spain today but they all worked OK
Just testing replies Jx
it works