Garvao

 Wednesday 14/07/21

We had a good night's sleep in Evora in spite of motorhomes continuing to arrive late into the night. 

We left quite early to try and find a sheltered spot for the day. We didn't have too far to drive so were looking for a shady spot to hide Bokkie for the day.  We tried an aire near a lake but a combination of flies, a bad smell and dodgy campers nearby, as well as a lack of shade, forced us to move on.

Every available pole in the area has a stork nest on it

We're in a small parking area in Garvao, close to the house sit, and have been following the shade around the area trying to keep Bokkie as cool as possible. In spite of our best efforts the temperature inside Bokkie peaked at 33.5C and, at 20:00 is still hovering over 30C; it is quite draining.

Garvao is a pretty agricultural village

You can just make out Bokkie hiding under a tree in the centre of the photo

We'll spend most of the day here tomorrow as we are only due at the sit in the early afternoon so probably won't blog for a few days.  We're looking forward to seeing the house and meeting the owner (and horses that we will be looking after).