Sue and Steve’s Adventures Before Dementia
- About Us
- Winter Blog 2014/15
- Week 28 - 31. Going home.
- Weeks 25 - 27. Visitors From Space - well 35,000ish feet
- Week 23 & 24 - A Continental Breakfast
- Week 20, 21 & 22 - Hello Dirkje
- Week 19 - Crossing Spain, Again!!
- Week 18 - Back on track?
- Week 17 - Friday 13th, unlucky or what?
- Weeks 14, 15 & 16 - Sausages
- Week 13 - Alone Again!!
- Week 12 - And A Pleasant New Year
- Week 11 - A Very Pleasant Christmas.
- Week 10 - Ready for Christmas?
- Week 9 - Movement at last.
- Weeks 7 & 8 - Hunker, Hunker, Hunker
- Week 6 - Hunkered down!!
- Week 5- If all else fails read instructions!
- Week 4 - Hells Bells! It’s cold here.
- Week 3 - Laid back and relaxed - still.
- Week 2 - Laid back and relaxed.
- Getting Underway.
- If It Can Go Wrong It Will Go Wrong (and if it does’t I’ll make it).
- ¿What to Do And Where to Go?
- The Food Page.
- A Dutch Breakfast
- Sole meunière
- Pulpo a la Gallega
- John Dory
- Suckling Lamb
- Roast Suckling Pig.
- Rosemary’s World Famous Roasties
- Rib of Beef.
- Caranguejo e Camarão Arroz (Crab and Prawn Rice).
- Caldeirada (Fish Stew)
- peixe-espada preto ou prata.
- Paella
- Port Wine.
- Coelho De Cebolada (Sweet and Sour Rabbit with onions)
- Rabbit Casserole (for two)
- Restaurant at Camping Internacional Aranjuez
- Yemas
- Manzanilla
- Chinchón Anis
- Manchego Cheese
- Fideuá.
- Quail
- Jamón ibérico
- Pigs Cheeks
- Fuentes Blancos Bar & Restaurant
- Rosemary’s Sooper Dooper Ribs
- French Sangria
- Photos Winter 2014/15.
- Week 1 - Getting Underway.
- Our cabin aboard MV Pont-Aven
- Along the St James Way.
- Belorado
- Belorado
- The Bell Tower at Santo Domingo de la Calzada
- Cue Quasimodo - “The Bells, The Bells!!!"
- Cue Quasimodo - “The Bells, The Bells!!!"
- Cue Quasimodo - “The Bells, The Bells!!!"
- Views from the tower
- Views from the tower
- Views from the tower
- Looking up
- Artificial Beach adj Camping Fuente Blancos
- Camping Fuente Blancos.
- Burgos.
- Views of Burgos Cathedral.
- Views of Burgos Cathedral.
- Views of Burgos Cathedral.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral - The Golden Staircase.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral - Looking Up.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral - Looking Up.
- Views inside Burgos Cathedral.
- Morcilla de Burgos
- Week 2 - Laid back and relaxed.
- Palencia Cathedral.
- Palencia Cathedral detail.
- Medieval Bridge at Palencia.
- Iglesia de San Martin, Frómista.
- Iglesia de San Martin, Frómista interior
- Iglesia de San Martin, Frómista - detail.
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- The Carthusian Monastery Of Our Lady Of Milaflores
- Burgos Castle.
- View over Burgos from the castle hill.
- View over Burgos Cathedral from the castle hill.
- Burgos City Gate
- Burgos - A city of alleyways and narrow roads.
- The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
- The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
- The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca.
- The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
- The Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
- Mausoleum of the Kings at El Escorial San Lorenzo
- Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos
- Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos
- Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos
- Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos
- Basilica Interior at Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos
- Basilica Interior at Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos
- Basilica Interior at Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos
- Views from Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos area
- Views around Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos.
- Segovia.
- Segovia Aquaduct.
- Segovia Aquaduct.
- Segovia Aquaduct - water outlets.
- Segovia Aquaduct.
- Segovia Entertainers
- Segovia Aquaduct.
- The Dead Lady - A rock formation.
- Segovia Main Square.
- Segovia Main Square Rooftops.
- Appartments in Segovia’s Main Square
- Segovia’s Fairy Tale Castle
- Segovia’s Fairy Tale Castle
- Segovia Castle - Stained Glass Window.
- Segovia’s Fairy Tale Castle
- Segovia’s Fairy Tale Castle
- Views from Segovia’s Fairy Tale Castle
- Segovia’s Fairy Tale CastleAround the top of the walls are small statues of all Spain’s kings
- Views from Segovia’s Fairy Tale Castle
- Views from Segovia’s Fairy Tale Castle
- Week 3 - Laid back and relaxed - Still.
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso - grounds
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso - grounds
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso - grounds
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso - grounds
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso.
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso - grounds
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso - grounds
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso - grounds
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso - grounds
- El Escorial San Lorenzo
- Avila, The city wall.
- Avila, The city wall.
- Avila’s Tip Top Transport.
- Avila, The city wall.
- Avila, The city wall looking to the cathedral that forms part of the wall.
- Avila Cathedral.
- Avila Letterboxes
- Río Guadarrama Reservoir.
- Río Guadarrama Reservoir.
- Week 4 - Hells Bells! It’s cold here.
- Chinchón Communal Laundry Area.
- Chinchón Communal Laundry Area.
- Chinchón Plaza Mayor
- Chinchón Plaza Mayor Water Fountain
- Chinchón Bread Specialities.
- Chinchón Plaza Mayor.
- Typical Plaza Mayor Restaurant.
- Chinchón Plaza Mayor.
- View Over Chinchón
- Chinchón’s Church of Our Lady of Assumption.
- Chinchón Rooftops
- Chinchón Rooftops Tile Detail.
- Chinchón Castle.
- Chinchón Castle.
- Aranjuez Fountain Rainbow.
- Aranjuez Resident.
- Pomegranate Tree.
- Toledo Centro Histórico.
- Entrance to Toledo Centro Histórico.
- Toledo City Gate.
- Toledo Cathedral.
- Toledo Cathedral.
- View From Toledo Centro Histórico.
- Toledo Street Art.
- Part Finished “Damasquino” Jewellery.
- Part Finished “Damasquino” Jewellery.
- Part Finished “Damasquino” Jewellery.
- Part Finished “Damasquino” Wares.
- A completed plate. Small but beautiful.
- Our plate and the craftsman who made it.
- Toledo Synagogue.
- Toledo Synagogue.
- Toledo Escalator.
- Ocaña Street Statue.
- Ocaña Street Statue.
- Week 5- If all else fails read instructions!
- Cáceres - Plaza Mayor.
- Cáceres - Plaza Mayor.
- Cáceres - Plaza Mayor.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Cáceres - Old town.
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Roman Remains - Merida
- Week 6 - Hunkered down!!
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Merida, Spain.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Monsaraz.
- Azaruja Cork Factory.
- Azaruja Cork Factory.
- Week 7 & 8 Hunker, Hunker, Hunker.
- Out and About in Alentejo Region.
- Out and About in Alentejo Region.
- Red Sky at Night.
- Red Sky at Night.
- Red Sky at Night.
- Wild Fruit.
- Merida Roundabout Statue
- Merida Roman Mosaics.
- Merida Roman Mosaics.
- Merida Roman Mosaics.
- Merida Roman Mosaics.
- Merida Roman Museum.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Out and About in Peniche.
- Baleal Island Causeway.
- Baleal Island Causeway.
- Baleal Island.
- Baleal Island.
- Caldas de Rainha Shopping Centre - Christmas Cake Display.
- Caldas de Rainha Shopping Centre - Christmas Cake Display.
- Caldas de Rainha Shopping Centre - Christmas Cake Display.
- Caldas de Rainha Shopping Centre - Christmas Cake Display.
- Caldas de Rainha Shopping Centre - Christmas Cake Display.
- Caldas de Rainha Ceramic Museum.
- Caldas de Rainha Ceramic Museum.
- Caldas de Rainha Ceramic Museum.
- Caldas de Rainha Ceramic Museum.
- Caldas de Rainha Ceramic Museum.
- Caldas de Rainha Ceramic Museum.
- Caldas de Rainha Ceramic Museum.
- Caldas de Rainha Ceramic Museum.
- Week 9 - Movement At Last.
- Out and About in Obidos.
- Out and About in Obidos.
- Out and About in Obidos.
- Out and About in Obidos.
- Out and About in Obidos.
- Out and About in Obidos.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Views from the Moorish Castle.
- Views from the Moorish Castle.
- Views from the Moorish Castle.
- Views from the Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Moorish Castle.
- Sintra - Pena Palace
- Cabo da Roca.
- Cabo da Roca.
- Cabo da Roca.
- Cabo da Roca.
- Convento dos Capuchos (Capuchin Convent)
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Convento dos Capuchos or Capuchin Convent
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Quelez - National Palace of Quelez.
- Palácio Nacional de Quelez - National Palace of Quelez.
- Palácio Nacional de Quelez - National Palace of Quelez.
- Palácio Nacional de Quelez - National Palace of Quelez.
- Palácio Nacional de Quelez - National Palace of Quelez.
- Palácio Nacional de Quelez - National Palace of Quelez.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra.
- A headless chicken.
- Week 10 - Ready for Christmas?
- Week 11 - A Very Pleasant Christmas
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- A selfie after Christmas lunch.
- A stroll on the beach after Christmas lunch.
- A Christmas paddle.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Out and About Around Vila Nova de Milfontes.
- Cabo Sardao.
- Cabo Sardao.
- Cabo Sardao.
- Cabo Sardao.
- Cabo Sardao.
- Cabo Sardao.
- Cabo Sardao.
- Week 12 - And A Pleasant New Year
- Week 13 - Alone Again.
- An Idyllic Cove
- An empty beach!
- An empty beach!
- Is anyone there?
- Praia da Luz.
- Fossils galore
- Fossils galore
- Fossils galore
- Foreshore Rocks
- Luz and its coast.
- Quinta Manjericao
- Quinta Manjericao
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Carrapateira and its coast.
- Lagos (pronounced Lay Gosh)
- Filetting a John Dory (St Peters) fish
- Gil Eanes - Explorer under Henry the Navigator.
- Lagos Castle
- Lagos Castle
- Fun Art
- Fun Art
- Views from Lagos Castle roof
- Views from Lagos Castle roof
- Erm!!
- Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Coastline around Farol da Ponta da Piedade/Lagos
- Weeks 14, 15 & 16 - Sausages
- OOPS!!
- OOPS!
- Fóia
- Fóia
- Fóia
- Fóia
- Fóia
- Fóia
- Monchique.
- Fiesta das Chouricas (Festival of Sausage)
- Fiesta das Chouricas (Festival of Sausage)
- Fiesta das Chouricas (Festival of Sausage)
- Fiesta das Chouricas (Festival of Sausage)
- Praia Señora do Roca.
- Praia Senora do Roca
- Praia Senora do Roca
- Praia Senora do Roca
- Week 17 - Friday 13th, unlucky or what?
- Week 18 - Back on track?
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- Donna Natural Park
- Donna Natural Park
- Donna Natural Park
- Donna Natural Park
- Donna Natural Park
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- El Rocio
- Metalascanas
- Barril Bridge
- Barril Bridge
- Barril Bridge
- Barril
- Barril
- Barril
- Barril
- Barril
- Week 19 - Crossing Spain, Again!!
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- El Torcal
- Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
- Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
- Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
- Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
- Laguna de Fuente de Piedra
- Garganta del Chorro area
- Garganta del Chorro area
- Garganta del Chorro area
- Garganta del Chorro area
- Garganta del Chorro
- Garganta del Chorro
- Week 20, 21 & 22 - Hello Dirkje
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Out and About Around Calpe
- Weeks 23 & 24 - A Dutch Breakfast
- Weeks 25 - 27. Visitors From Space - well 35,000ish feet
- Camping Alentejo
- Camping Alentejo
- Camping Alentejo
- Elvas
- Elvas
- Elvas
- Elvas
- Elvas
- Elvas
- Elvas
- Elvas
- Elvas
- Erm!!!
- Campo Maior
- Campo Maior
- Campo Maior
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Estramoz
- Merida, Spain
- Merida, Spain
- Merida, Spain
- Merida, Spain -down to well in Alcazar
- Merida, Spain - the well
- Merida, Spain - going up from the well
- Merida, Spain - well entrance
- Merida, Spain
- Merida, Spain
- Monseraz
- Monseraz
- Monseraz
- Monseraz
- Monseraz
- Monseraz
- Monseraz
- Vila Viçosa
- Vila Viçosa
- Lisbon
- Lisbon
- Week 28 - 31 Going Home
- Week 1 - Getting Underway.
- Sites Winter 2014/15
- Site No 140 - Camping Laredo Cat.2
- Site No 139 - Camping El Helguero
- Site No 138 - Camping Fuentes Blancas
- Site No 137 - Camping Parque Nacional de Monfragüe
- Site No 136 - Camping Alentejo
- Site No 135 - Campsite La Sierrecilla
- Site No 134 - Camping Jávea
- Site No 133 - Campsite La Sierrecilla
- Site No 132 - Parque de Campismo da PSP
- Site No 131 - La Aldea
- Site No 130 - Camping Valdevaqueros.
- Site No 129 - Campsite Playa Las Dunas Cat.1
- Site No 128 - Casa Rosa
- Site No 127 - Camping Canelas
- Site No 126 - Quinta Manjericao.
- Site No 125 - Camping Milfontes.
- Site No 124 - Orbitur Guincho
- Site No 123 - Parque de Campismo Municipal de Peniche
- Site No 122 - Camping Alentejo.
- Site No 121 - Cáceres Camping Cat.1
- Site No 120 Camping Internacional Aranjuez.
- Site No 119 - Caravaning El Escorial Cat.1
- Site No 118 - Camping Fuentes Blancas
- The Journey
- Contact Us
- Logistics of Full-timing.
- Useful links.
- Site Map
- Adac booklet with poor translation
- SandS Photos (very rare).
- The finished Fideuá.
- The finished Paella.