http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html Though long, the journey was interesting. As we drove south I watched the thermometer fall to -7°C in France before climbing to 15°C in Portugal. On our return, we were chased and finally caught by snow in France, making driving a little tricky for a while. http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#0 376d51bd-d7dd-44f7-adb7-cea014776a9e http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2010/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2010/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Our first stop, near Poitiers, out in the sticks</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#1 2c342201-c441-44b5-a39a-d8e6f53a23e1 http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2012/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2012/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Nice and quiet</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#2 4ac7332d-b33a-4a0f-a0b3-d51b577e09dd http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4667/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4667/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#3 56111916-6868-4327-9dcc-a786bb593873 http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4670/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4670/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">On our way back – Spain</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#4 f99c0ff4-b9e9-402d-84ab-c434793a69ea http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2221/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2221/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Storms in Spain</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#5 47dfdef0-e78e-42af-8ce2-fe2535a8be58 http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4882/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4882/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Salamanca</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#6 6e9ebc7d-4f08-461c-b39d-b943f6ec4916 http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2225/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2225/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Narrow streets of Salamanca</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#7 0882410e-7f64-4fa4-a1f5-b39a7271b61d http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2226/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/IMG_2226/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Salamanca from our hotel</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#8 62207170-70bd-451f-8b03-0e89c88949c1 http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4886/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4886/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Salamanca</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#9 398c3794-c002-41d5-ab8e-dac3a7bcf768 http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4889/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4889/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">As we neared Le Mans the snow caught up</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#10 67c541c7-534e-4ff8-a82b-07736a33100c http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4890/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4890/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Tricky driving</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#11 3b2c3600-4f0c-474b-b0f3-c2c730dc4636 http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4891/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4891/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Le Mans Country Club</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#12 a6fc9e28-ae3c-402b-ba7a-df701dfc5405 http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4901/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4901/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Next morning – took a while to get the car going</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#13 f681ef0a-14c7-43f7-82c6-ba94fb10c6fb http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4926/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4926/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Old French windmill</p></div></div> http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back.html#14 066a0c8c-a0b5-4e9b-b45c-43231f67417f http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4927/thumb.jpg http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/Portugal_2008/There_and_back_files/Media/DSCF4927/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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