RIO GUADIANA

The Rio Guadiana is the geographical boundary between Spain and Portugal. At the head of the river the town of Sanluca is 1 hour ahead of Alcoutim opposite it on the Portuguese side. This anchorage was 20 miles inland from the sea. We arrived at the end of a festival with music going on till 0400. On Sunday we joined a sardine festival with free beer for all. We even joined in the dancing with the locals. In the lower reaches of the river there was very good bird life with black winged stilts and storks. In the upper river there were kingfishers, golden oriel and azure winged magpies.