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      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
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      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
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      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
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      • Continuing West
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      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
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      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
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    • Trip Posts – Group 1
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      • Europe 2023
      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe ’22
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      • On Safari in Kenya
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      • Summer in Ontario
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      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
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      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
    • Trip Posts – Group 3
      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Posts – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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    • Trip Galleries – Group 1
      • African Escape ’26
      • Taiwan & Philippines
      • Transition from Overlanding
      • The Land Down Under
      • Our Journey in 2024
      • Europe 2023
      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe
      • Egypt: Land of Mysteries
      • Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
      • On Safari in Kenya
      • Fall Back in the US ’21
      • Summer in Ontario
      • Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
    • Trip Galleries – Group 2
      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
      • COVID-19 Times
      • Brazil 2.0
      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
    • Trip Galleries – Group 3
      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Galleries – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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Our Journey in 2024 | Galleries

Main Album » Southern Portugal
We enter Portugal - Country No. 88
Igreja do Carmo
inside the church
pretty flower
Inside the Bone Chapel (1)
Inside the Bone Chapel (2)
Inside the Bone Chapel (3)
across from the entrance to the Bone Chapel
the raised organ in the church
Praia da Rocha (3)
Praia da Rocha (5)
Praia da Rocha (1)
around the port in Portimao (2)
around the port in Portimao (3)
that was the zodiac we were on
around the port in Portimao (1)
Ponta da Piedade (3)
Ponta da Piedade (7)
there were lots of these pretty purple flowers at Ponta da Piedade
Ponta da Piedade (9)
Ponta da Piedade (11)
the boardwalk at Ponta da Piedade
Ponta da Piedade (14)
Ponta da Piedade (1)
green countryside (1)
Praia da Mareta at Sagres (2)
Praia da Mareta at Sagres (3)
Praia da Mareta at Sagres (4)
Praia da Mareta at Sagres (5)
Praia da Mareta at Sagres (6)
happy hour at Sagres
Fran dipping her feet in (3)
Praia da Arrifana (2)
Praia da Arrifana (3)
other end of the Beach
small Portuguese town
Praia do Almograve Sul (2)
Praia de Nossa Senhora
We drive by a cork forest (2)
We drive by a cork forest (4)
Cork Harvest
Stripped cork trees in rural Corsica, France, Mediterranean, Europe
cork bark
title page
leaving the dock
on board
a very foggy day
passing the castle on the other side of the river
island rock
archway
rocks cliffs and caves (2)
rocks cliffs and caves (3)
rocks cliffs and caves (5)
rocks cliffs and caves (7)
rocks cliffs and caves (8)
rocks cliffs and caves (1)
cliff arch
we went into this cave and saw the tiny beach (1)
Praia dos Caneiros
rocks cliffs and caves (13)
rocks cliffs and caves (14)
rocks cliffs and caves (15)
cliff diving happens here (1)
rocks cliffs and caves (16)
would you jump
another cave we entered (2)
another cave we entered (3)
another cave we entered (1)
rocks cliffs and caves (18)
rocks cliffs and caves (19)
rocks cliffs and caves (20)
rocks cliffs and caves (21)
rocks cliffs and caves (22)
rocks cliffs and caves (23)
rocks cliffs and caves (24)
rocks cliffs and caves (25)
rocks cliffs and caves (27)
rocks cliffs and caves (28)
rocks cliffs and caves (30)
another cave we entered 2 (1)
rocks cliffs and caves
Bat Man Cave (3)
Bat Man Cave (4)
Bat Man Cave (5)
Bat Man Cave (2)
rocks cliffs and caves (35)
rocks cliffs and caves (41)
rocks cliffs and caves (42)
rocks cliffs and caves (44)
rocks cliffs and caves (45)
rocks cliffs and caves (33)
Praia do Carvalho
Praia de Benagli
Gruta de Benagli
Gruta de Benagli (3)
Gruta de Benagli (5)
Gruta de Benagli (6)
Gruta de Benagli (8)
rocks cliffs and caves (6)
you can only access this beach at low tide
rocks cliffs and caves (9)
rocks cliffs and caves (10)
rocks cliffs and caves (11)
rocks cliffs and caves (12)
Hercules Cave
rocks cliffs and caves (17)
Elephant Rock
rocks cliffs and caves (4)
Praia Da Mesquita
on the return trip (2)
on the return trip (6)
on the return trip (7)
on the return trip (8)
on the return trip (9)
on the return trip (10)
on the return trip (1)

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May 16, 2026 – off to Oklahoma City to get our new car!

May 18, 2026 – back in Henderson till the end of the month

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