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[Robert Clark]

Lovely photos Robert and Mrs C! What a blue sky!
Aire looks lovely and so does the meal I guess €32 is that way out?!
Enjoy your snifters! I presume that's a liqueur and not something else!!

My Snifter is a little glass of dark rum
And your guess is much improved on previous attempts - well done !

 

[Anthea M]

My Snifter is a little glass of dark rum
And your guess is much improved on previous attempts - well done !

Yes we we trying to work it out based on your last trip to Spain Portugal but am I near?!

 

[JockandRita]

I reckon €47.50 for the four of you.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[Robert Clark]

Yes we we trying to work it out based on your last trip to Spain Portugal but am I near?!

Reasonably near

 

[Robert Clark]

I reckon €47.50 for the four of you.

Cheers,

Jock.

There's only two of us Jock
But your guess is pretty good

 

[Anthea M]

I reckon €47.50 for the four of you.

Cheers,

Jock.

Jock did it look like it could feed four!! Good portions!!

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[Scout]

For the 'foodies' we found a little piece of paradise at lunchtime today.

We ordered the local speciality of suckling lamb - roasted in a wood fired oven. Served with rosemary potatoes and salad.

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It was served with a carafe of local red wine which complemented the meat wonderfully.

For desert I could not resist the home made cheesecake, which was served with a fresh berry compote.

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We headed back to the van for espresso's and snifters, which we enjoyed sat in the shade of our awning, enjoying the scenery.

Tomorrow we head across the border into Portugal

Can you guess the lunchtime bill?

woooh what a place, nice food too

checked black table cloth, 40 Euros all in inc any tip

 

[Robert Clark]

woooh what a place, nice food too

checked black table cloth, 40 Euros all in inc any tip

Did you notice the table linen ?

 

[Anthea M]

woooh what a place, nice food too

checked black table cloth, 40 Euros all in inc any tip

I forgot to look for the tablecloth!! Will do next time !!

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[Anthea M]

Parked next to this baby
Sex on wheels ?

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Could it be @ianthebuilder wealthy German friend!!

 

[Scout]

I forgot to look for the tablecloth!! Will do next time !!

it makes all the differance...we men know what to look out for

 

[Anthea M]

it makes all the differance...we men know what to look out for

Phil ,Did you have tablecloth and napkins for Andreas lovely meal you cooked!( and is she still washing up all those pots!!

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[scousebird]

€45

 

[Robert Clark]

€45

And the winner is ..........

Helen

€45 including tip

And it was worth every penny!

 

[scousebird]

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[Robert Clark]

Makes a change from @DavidG58 winning all the time - he's such a smarty pants.

 

[Anthea M]

He's missed the first foodie quiz? Taking photos no doubt!

 

[Robert Clark]

He's missed the first foodie quiz? Taking photos no doubt!

Hopefully not naughty ones

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[Fenman]

I don't know why I read these threads.
Just sat here at work eating a bag of crisps for my tea. And I'm certainly not going to make it even worse by guessing some stupidly low price and thereby rubbing salt in the wound.
Consolation is, just 12 more days to retirement and the tunnel over, or under, to France and R&R begins. That's if they let us in.
Loved the castle.

 

[Scout]

Phil ,Did you have tablecloth and napkins for Andreas lovely meal you cooked!( and is she still washing up all those pots!!

No, No & yes well I cooked it

 

[DavidG58]

Evening Mr and Mrs C and all forum followers, my sincere apologies, been internet free all weekend at Misterton, but I must say I read your first post in this thread and didn't pick up on the imminent departure

I am now 'following' the thread and hope to compete in tomorrows guess the bill

Skies look lovely, not so sure about your home made beer, tad cloudy, you really should leave it at home to settle, plenty of beer on tap locally and rum to fall back on

You must need those special seats to cope with the mileage you put in, did I read right? home to Bordeaux in one hop not for me, but needs must with only 21 days I guess

Now looking forward to the remaining 18 days travel, enjoy yourselves, we will enjoy with envy from afar

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[Tea Bag]

Hi.
Northern Portugal,look out for the "Steak Houses",they are supposed to be so good,its worth the couple of hour journey to visit one,so, if your near one/find one,let us know. OK for later in the year,send us a PM if you this way,instead of going down the coast.
Tea Bag

 

[Robert Clark]

Evening Mr and Mrs C and all forum followers, my sincere apologies, been internet free all weekend at Misterton, but I must say I read your first post in this thread and didn't pick up on the imminent departure

I am now 'following' the thread and hope to compete in tomorrows guess the bill

Skies look lovely, not so sure about your home made beer, tad cloudy, you really should leave it at home to settle, plenty of beer on tap locally and rum to fall back on

You must need those special seats to cope with the mileage you put in, did I read right? home to Bordeaux in one hop not for me, but needs must with only 21 days I guess

Now looking forward to the remaining 18 days travel, enjoy yourselves, we will enjoy with envy from afar

We try to limit ourselves to no more than 250 miles a day when travelling to a destination - would rather do 100 miles, but we'd never get anywhere. As you say we're limited to 21 days. But when we're fully retired - no more rushing.
Can Bev have a go at 'Guess the Bill' too please David? She's bound to throw the others off the scent.

 

[Robert Clark]

Housekeeping duties were our first priority this morning - a bit of laundry in our portable washing machine and a quick vac round.

Then we continued our journey and crossed the border into Portugal.
The scenery along the route has been stunning, in particular as we entered the Geres National Park . Apparently it's the only National Park in Portugal - there may only be one, but it's a good one!

We're parked in Geres at Campercontact 12254 which is right next to a charming little restaurant. We couldn't resist popping in for a spot of lunch - and got a bit more than we bargained for.
The waiter didn't speak much English, I don't speak Portuguese, so we both spoke Spanish, and the culinary adventure began.

I chose the Veal Cutlet (the house speciality)

While Mrs C chose the mixed grill, which included two steaks, sausage, ribs, pork loin and much more.

There was enough food to feed a small army and one main course would have easily done us both.

We enjoyed a bottle of house wine, a small bottle of water and a couple of espresso coffees.

Can you guess the bill?

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[Anthea M]

Have to laugh at your mega lovely MH parked up with a mini washing machine!(Romanys come to mind!!)
Photos of scenes and food great as ever!! 42.50€ !!! ( noted the tablecloth and not gingham!!)
Continue to enjoy and thankyou both!!

Want to revise that no pudding !! !!

 

[Fenman]

Strange to serve rice and chips.
I'll go for €32.
Though why I'm bothering I don't know as I'm useless at the guessing game. I'm much better at the tasting game.

 

[2657]

Strange to serve rice and chips.
I'll go for €32.
Though why I'm bothering I don't know as I'm useless at the guessing game. I'm much better at the tasting game.

Quite common if not the norm in Portugal.

High end meal with steak on the mixed grill, guess 35 euro.

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[DBK]

€30 or possibly even a bit less. Which on the current exchange rate is £45, so a tad expensive. Baked beans from now on.

 

[DavidG58]

52 for me and 37 from Bev

 

[DavidG58]

and Bev also added she didn't fancy either of them, my higher price is based on the table cloths and what I can make out of the back ground

love the scenery BTW for some reason I had Portugal down as less scenic, more rugged and then coastline

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