Espana

And then ... we were in Spain. France, Holland, Belgium, Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain.

Arriving on a sunny Thursday, after a long drive through the beautiful Alentejo (the 'bread basket' of Portugal, in full spring colours of bright yellow and soft purple), Friday proved to be a wet, cold, cloudy day, very uninspiring, so we spent most of it inside. 

Peter, Ann and Jane left for Salamanca in the course of the morning. Tearful goodbyes informed us all that my love will be sorely missed but, no doubt, they will be reunited soon. 

Tomorrow, Saturday, weather permitting, we're planning a few outings to a few of the many Roman treasures in the town. We're spending a few days with Toni and Rita (one of Niki's oldest friends) and will make our way back to Lisboa on Sunday, so we can recuperate from the long drive back for a day at Carlos and Christina's, before embarking on the Emirates flight back via Dubai to Sydney.