Tue 6 May- Pousada Alvito

Tue 6 May- After a large buffet breakfast we departed for Pousada Alvito via Loule, Carraco do Vejha, Mertola and Beja. We used the secondary highways over hills, through small towns (blink and you miss them, but they have speed control and a stoplight - we suspect as a revenue source, so we kept strictly to the limit). The wildflowers are in bloom here, too, so we took some photos of the fields of vari-colored wildflowers. It was a warm sunny 28 C, warming to 31 C. Our pousada is a former castle, and is the major landmark of the small town Alvito, about 30 km past Beja. Fortunately they had provided GPS coordinates, because we expected to be in Beja. We had supper at O Buraco da Zorra, one of the three restaurants in town: half-bottle of red wine, deep fried squid & French Fries, and Alenteja style pork & French Fries. All very good, and about 23 euro (included cheese, bread and olives).