Every time your passport is read by a scanner (airport or seaport) they know where you are

...indeed, but if you entered the EU through ( say ) France , drove to Portugal, and drove back via Spain and the Santander ferry, I doubt the systems are that joined up.....yet, anyway ??

good idea to do the walk in reverse but not too sure!

It's surprising how difficult a walk in reverse can sometimes be!

Glad Casa de Vinha can be back on the recommended list, and thanks for keeping the walking flag flying.

See you all in October, hopefully.

In short, it doesn't seem that you can have your cake and eat it...we did wonder about getting Residencia status, but that means registering for Portuguese Tax, having a Portuguese Driving License, getting a Portuguese EHIC card etc ...and being treated a a "foreigner" in UK for NHS etc ( probably c...

I suggest you look at the UK website on Living In Portugal and register with them for updates. It is pretty comprehensive and will get updated once deal/no deal/whatever is eventually sorted. See : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-portugal?utm_source=f74a5e3a-dd06-4af1-be48-0732cc36f9d4&utm_med...

I'd like to take the opportunity to wish Gail a really great 80th. birthday today...Gail and Rod are 2 of our regular Canadian walkers....some photos from the archive ( 12 March 2018). Happy Birthday Gail Geoff & CVO Ramblers. Cheers!!! Image00001.jpg The Happy Couple Image00002.jpg Copying Rodin's ...

Wendy reports....We had a lovely reverse walk today hoping for some shade from the eucalyptus on the back side. But not much after the fires. However we had a great walk but after much needed beers we decided that was it until autumn!!

We went there in February....lovely cafe, good value, friendly staff.

This is a walk that Wendy will be leading.....it starts at the Pescadores Cafe, but I don't know any more details than that! Degree of difficulty ( scale 1 to 5 ) : not sure...don't know where they are going! Probably 3 , energetic. Duration : probably 2 to 2.5 hours Directions: From CVO, go over Si...

Many thanks Colin & Sharon for keeping the walks going....we'll meet again, abw, in October.

That's a first Colin & Sharon...the Mia Rio without frango assada....and a new route by the look of it.
Well done.

Message from Su : "Just an update on the Mum struggling to keep her family together and healthy, as they try and turn the shed they now live in, into a home. Sadly her Grand-mother with dementia died recently and there have been family illness and very sadly the death of a 2yr old nephew 3 days ago....

Well, everyone bar Graeme & Marian noted the change of start place, but they were only 5 mins late....but we did straggle rather a lot ; look closely and you will see 3 groups of walkers ( & that excludes the lead group!)...and it was FLAT: Image00001.jpg hence, instead of going on the barragem/lava...

If there's space can you put me down for lunch please

...they'll be space...

Please note revised start point.