So tired. Yesterday was worse for me, Flo feels the full brunt today. :S At least, we know exactly where we’re going to be tonight and that it is probably a nice camp ground. Flo had chosen another Dutch-run camp ground in Tomar for a rest day and campwerk had mailed our spare parts to that camp ground last week. Now, there were only two things: We needed to get there and the spare parts needed to be there.

We got up and away okay. Number 3 had one of his better nights, breakfast and packing went smoothly so we even had a good chat with our British neighbour who was interested in the rooftent.

Our morning stop was Fórnea, a natural amphitheatre. To get to it, we drove through the plains, up into the hills. The road itself was nice already. Fórnea was supposed to be a hike…in our minds…but it turned out to be 300 meters from the road. Those 300 meters were uphill however. It’s still sunny here with temperatures over my comfort zone. The views were pretty spectacular though.

Back at the car, we realized it was already lunch time. Since we liked the road and had enough food for a roadside lunch with us, we continued through the hills, looking for a good picnic spot. A view point over the plains provided just that: Shade and a view. 🙂

The last couple of full-on days had gotten to us. We decided to cut this one short and head towards the camp ground in Tomar. Another stop at a big supermarket to stock up for the next days later, we were on the last stretch. The Pelinos camp ground is lovely. We had quite a bit of luck to get an amazing spot to park our car and pitch the tent. Lots of trees provide much needed shade, we even have enough space for a private sitting area behind our usual set up. There are chickens roaming free, the owners are nice and Number 3 immediately started to explore the whole thing. Only…only the spare parts haven’t arrived.

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