Day 6
A fairly uneventful drive from Caldas de la Luna down out of the mountains and across the plains. Our car completed 60,000 kms (since new in 2012) somewhere near the halfway point. We are now at the Hotel Forte de São Francisco Chaves. Chaves is a border town that once had great military importance for Portugal. It was once a heavily fortified town with a tower and castle walls. Later it was fortified with two forts, one of which is now the Hotel Forte de São Francisco, and a large garrison.

I will try to get get some photos up tomorrow after we arrive in Caramulo.

Peter

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