Today we walked parallel to the Guadiana River, which
defines the border between Portugal and Spain.
The river is wide and heavily used for all kinds of activities.
The terrain was a little more hilly, and we occasionally
heard the bells of sheep.
Unfortunately,
the day started off with a fairly steep descent, which of course meant climbing
in the later part of the day.
Part of the trail occurred through a Special Protection Area
formed in response to the European Union Habitat Directive of 1992 (I am sure this means something to the Europeans). Lunch was
eaten(gobbled) at a lovely waypoint with other tourists, although one of the locals seemed just a
little weird.
Looking across the river at Spain, it appeared at first
glance there were absolutely no differences in the architecture.
We were back on the trail in the afternoon, fortunately
ending in a cafe overlooking the river, enjoying an (gasp) alcoholic beverage
while looking at the interesting boats on the river.
After the sheep, the only large game we saw was this trail of ants crossing the track.
I know I am stretching things a bit here but after 13 km and 1000 feet of ascent, even little things start looking really interesting. Time to go to dinner soon!
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