Guarda - 17/18.12.16

What we were hoping for this evening was the silent wilderness of the

PARQUE NATURAL DE MONTESINHO

with its' winter nights punctuated by the calls of the wild wolves 

and and the snorting  and slavering of the wild bore.

It was too far to travel to in one day, so we'll winter camp there another time.

Instead we broke our rubber knecking  at 

GUARDA,

arriving well after dark and getting straight out for a walk.

It's old part isn't big, but it has been massively restored by Euro-millions.

 A river moated bastion, once again on the Spanish border.

So, there was plenty for the blokes to squabble over while the women got on with the real work.

Elvas, Portugal - 17.12.16

After a night in the strangely named 
BADAJOZ, Spain, we nip a few miles over the border to its' nemesis,
ELVAS 

a world heritage site

 REALLY??

 So? Who did they pay?

 Yes it's good.

 In fact; when the sun shines, 

 Very  

GOOD.

You can't beat a zig-zag street.

 That this is perfectly gorgeous is in no doubt, but 

WORLD HERITAGE????

 Nice wall markings, though,

 and pretty streets.

 Even Jesus, with Ma and Pa didn't persuade me.

 Let alone a wise man on his moby!

 But perhaps it's this perfect door,

 or pile of rubble

 atop the town

 that caught the eye of the 'wallet bloated, slip me a fiver, brigade'.

 It is lovely, of course,

but,

WORLD HERITAGE

???