This is a view over the village of Alcoutim on the Portuguese side of the Rio Guadiana. It is an excellent place to visit and has some truly excellent eateries though regular readers will remember that it also got very hot with several days peaking at 38 degrees.
Another perhaps unremarkable view across the river.
Jumping forward a lot here to our recent stop in Rota. You can tell that the summer season has well and truly kicked off as this view of the beach shows. Interestingly though, it is very much a Spanish resort with almost no Brits or Germans in evidence except for the marina which is very popular with British yotties.
Rota is a very old fishing town though now more famous for being a holiday destination. It's big claim to fame is that one Bartolome Perez was a crew member on Columbus' voyages and rose to be pilot on one of the Caravels on the second voyage. This fort overlooks a square named after him.
For the last couple of days we have been at anchor outside a huge marina called Puerto Sherry of all things. It is very close to a town called El Puerto de Santa Maria which was the town where the wines of Jerez were shipped out from. This is the riverfront there.
Finally, there are some pine forests - well woods really - between the marina and the town past which we walked which are very pleasant and make a nice shady spot to sit in as well as being quite photogenic.
That actually brings us up to date though I may feel the need to put more up of Cadiz after tomorrow. So, look out!
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