Don Cox
Free Member
New member to this site, would like to inform members who travel the Algarve about an incident my wife and I encountered earlier this year. We were parked on the aires at Alvor, woken at five in the morning by loud banging around the motorhome walls. Decided to go and investigate, this was my mistake, a 45 year old man walked briskly around the back of motorhome with the intention of getting inside, a kick boxing match ensued , managed to get inside and lock the door. On ringing 112 emergency, my phone was answered with silence then cut off. Decided to make a getaway, returned to the safety of Albefeira aires. Visited local policestation there met with a blank, cant speak English, until I explained there was a fight, the outcome was understandably negative. Anyway what I want to do is to let you other motorhomers know is ,never open any door or window to outside disturbance . Always have your motorhome in a ready to escape mode, eg no ramps or steady legs down no articles left outside chairs etc. Finally make sure you know where nearest police station is as sanctuary. Don and Pauline.