M1 rode early up the coast to Oia for good spin before journeying south. Called in for a haircut and shave in the old fashioned way at a peluqueria - cut throat razor, massage, talc puffer etc and only very limited barber chat. Excellent! A quick exit from a scruffy site then a short drive to the Portuguese run ferry from A Guarda across the Mino to Caminha and Portugal. Immediate impressions were good with houses better maintained, the people less stony faced and they smile more readily. We trundled down the autoroute singing along badly with the Beach Boys - corny, yes, but a sign of good spirits. We found a cheap but well run campismo which looked like a shanty town but was really convenient to the beach area and a 5k bike ride into the centre of Porto along a newly constructed coastal leisure way. After a bit of toing and froing sorting out electricity, water and a few leaks we dined on the beach front with our first introduction to Portuguese wines. Tomorrow we get back on Wellington's trail.
Left to right: M1 on the ferry; Goodbye Spain - A Guarda
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