February 11, 2012

Caceres to Luz – Spain & Portugal Tour 2009

Driving into Portugal from Villanueva del Fresno

We left Caceres, via Carrefour (more strawberries...) and McDonald's (more WiFi) again. I would tell you how to find them but alas, our route was unnecessarily circuitous and we did get slightly lost before we got there. Follow the signs for Centro Commercial or alternatively the … [Read more...]

Monfrague National Park & Caceres – Spain & Portugal Tour 2009

Parque Nacional de Monfrague

The day dawned fresh and sunny and we headed straight to the Monfrague National Park. The main attraction of this place is its birds – particularly vultures, eagles and rare black storks. Although we aren't big bird watchers, the idea of seeing big birds of prey in the wild proved irresistible and … [Read more...]