Once at Caramulo, food was eaten and some wine drunk and then found out that not only was there a parade session on the hillclimb on the Friday afternoon but I had actually signed up for it. Doesn't sound that exciting except the organiser's idea of a parade is to close the roads, don't put out the chicanes, have marshals in place and a man at the start line to tell you when to just go for it. Great fun and by the size of the grins on people's faces as they got out at the top assembly area I wasn't the only one enjoying the parade, but then everyone loves a parade don't they?

At the top of the climb;
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A wander was then had round part of the museum, apparently lots of people like these;
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Then it was off to meet Mario and family at their home near Caramulo
The view from the patio of Mario and Leo's home in Santa Comba Dão;
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Things got tricky again on the way to Santa Comba Dão with the voltage climbing up through the normal 14.5 range up to 17 then on up to 19V which gave another yellow warning light and a red one just as a misfire set in so...stop at side of road...swear...start up again...14V! Carry on to Mario's, meet everyone then back up to Caramulo with a plot hatching for getting home...

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