{"id":25353,"date":"2016-12-27T19:32:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T19:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=25353"},"modified":"2019-04-11T17:26:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:26:07","slug":"algarve-christmas-alvor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/algarve-christmas-alvor\/","title":{"rendered":"An Algarve Christmas in a Motorhome, Alvor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome has moved about an hour east from his Algarve Christmas location in Alvor. He&#8217;s now having a few nights a little way inland, at the lovely Camping Algarve in Moncarapacho (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:37.07294,-7.80064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N37.07294,W7.80064<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25371\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25371\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25371\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04336-1024x400-1024x400.jpg\" alt=\"Camping Algarve Moncarapacho\" width=\"620\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04336-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04336-1024x400-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04336-1024x400-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camping Algarve<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We mainly spent our time in Alvor relaxing, running, eating and drinking (to make up for the running). Add to that long pooch walks on the beach and I really don&#8217;t know where those five days went. Treating ourselves to several meals out, which included Chicken Piri Piri and a slap up curry, we also joined a group of mixed nationalities, albeit mainly English, for a Christmas Eve party and dinner on Christmas day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25361\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25361\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25361\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161224_212905884-1024x678-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Algarve Christmas Eve\" width=\"620\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161224_212905884-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161224_212905884-1024x678-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161224_212905884-1024x678-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Post party Christmas Eve<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25357\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25357\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25357\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161222_101849151-1024x588-1024x588.jpg\" alt=\"Running in Alvor\" width=\"620\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161222_101849151-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161222_101849151-1024x588-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161222_101849151-1024x588-768x441.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Out for a run on the breakwater<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25368\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25368\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25368\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-24_15h42m42s-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Alvor Portugal\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-24_15h42m42s-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-24_15h42m42s-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-24_15h42m42s-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-24_15h42m42s-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-24_15h42m42s-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Found the local webcam!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Christmas day I nipped out for a quick run as I was feeling guilty. My hungover run on Christmas eve morning hadn&#8217;t gone well, but the others had all clocked up some miles. So I steered clear of the wine on offer and managed a 6 kilometre run around the boardwalk that covered the nearby marshlands. Before I&#8217;d finished my breakfast, Phil was at our door dressed in his wetsuit. Time for a Christmas morning dip in the Atlantic. Let&#8217;s just say it was refreshing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25367\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25367\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25367\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04312-1024x555-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas morning swim\" width=\"620\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04312-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04312-1024x555-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04312-1024x555-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for a Christmas morning swim<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25369\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25369\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25369\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04315-1024x549-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Day Swim\" width=\"620\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04315-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04315-1024x549-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04315-1024x549-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sea was a tad feisty, I almost lost my bikini bottoms<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After showers and the second half of my breakfast, it was present time. Jay and I don&#8217;t bother with presents, if we see anything we want we just buy it. But Jules had bought Phil a few gifts and wrapped up one for herself from him &#8211; all of which were edible or drinkable so no need to worry about having space in the van. She has also kindly bought Jay, Charlie and I presents too. Charlie expertly sniffed out his gift from the basket of presents, unwrapped it and spent the rest of the day eating it and snoozing in his bed in the sun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25358\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25358\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25358\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_124220166-1024x631-1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"Dog Christmas Present\" width=\"620\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_124220166-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_124220166-1024x631-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_124220166-1024x631-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie sniffs out his Christmas present &#8211; a hide hotdog (which is now eaten!)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25359\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25359\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25359\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_135303150-1024x704-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"Algarve Christmas Lunch\" width=\"620\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_135303150-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_135303150-1024x704-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_135303150-1024x704-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Lunch<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25366\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25366\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25366\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04309-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Day Sunset\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04309-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04309-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04309-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04309-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04309-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Day Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25363\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25363\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25363\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_180222693-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tired Christmas Dog\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_180222693-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_180222693-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161225_180222693-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Day was too much for Santa&#8217;s Little Helper who crashed out<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the evening a convoy of cars took us to a restaurant a few kilometres away. Here we were fed until we were ready to burst. Sadly Jay didn&#8217;t get the meal he&#8217;d ordered. One of the party\u00a0decided he didn&#8217;t want turkey, so grabbed Jay&#8217;s dinner before it got to him. Still Jay had the last laugh, he really enjoyed the turkey, liver and all. After much shouting, singing, xenophobia and a bit of a food fight (not us) we were quite glad when it was time to pay the bill and head home. The whole experience certainly made for an interesting evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25375\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fb2.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Party\" width=\"954\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fb2.jpg 954w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fb2-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fb2-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25376\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25376\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25376\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fb3-720x564.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Party\" width=\"720\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fb3-720x564.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fb3-720x564-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local moonshine &#8211; strong stuff!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Boxing Day morning we were ready to go, more than ready really. While everyone made us feel very welcome in Alvor, we just didn&#8217;t feel right there. It&#8217;s hard to explain it, but I guess while we&#8217;re financially free, we&#8217;re\u00a0not yet in the retired mind-set. We&#8217;re not ready to put down roots for several\u00a0months in one place, like many of the other people there. With Jay still undecided about continuing to\u00a0tour as we currently do, seeing this side of our lifestyle didn&#8217;t help. It brought back memories of stumbling upon a similar community just up the road in <a href=\"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/back-on-the-road-in-silves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silves<\/a> five years ago. Have we just worked like mad to become financially free only to live an English life in a sunny car park somewhere?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25360\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25360\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25360\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161222_155146713-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Portuguese tiles\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161222_155146713-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161222_155146713-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_20161222_155146713-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love the tiled houses in Portugal<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25364\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25364\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25364\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04340-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dog on roof\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04340-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04340-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04340-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04340-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04340-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking around here we are barked at from every direction, even from the rooftops<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25372\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25372\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25372\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04331-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Portugal Toll Road\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04331-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04331-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC04331-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;ll wait and see what class we are when they take the money off our credit card!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, with a bulging laundry bag we headed slightly inland, spoiling ourselves with an easy drive on the toll road. Camping Algarve\u00a0with its\u00a0marked pitches, olive trees and spotless shower block feels like a different world to us. Run by a French family it&#8217;s only \u20ac9.60 a night (without electricity) and\u00a0we plan to stop here for a few days and chill out. As most of the other vans are French I was very surprised when Jeannine stopped me on my way to the washing machine telling me she reads our blog. She\u00a0also keeps a <a href=\"http:\/\/mamieninja.blogspot.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog of her travels<\/a> and has recently been touring South Africa with her husband Dominique. It&#8217;s in French, but looks fascinating so while we are here we&#8217;ll hammer the wifi with Google Translate.<\/p>\n<p>Where will we be for New Year? We have no idea, and that feels great.<\/p>\n<p>Ju x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome has moved about an hour east from his Algarve Christmas location in Alvor. He&#8217;s now having a few nights a little way inland, at the lovely Camping Algarve in Moncarapacho (N37.07294,W7.80064). We mainly spent our time in Alvor relaxing, running, eating and drinking (to make up for the running). Add to that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[417,141],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motorhome-blog","category-portugal-motorhome"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>An Algarve Christmas in a Motorhome<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zagan the motorhome has left his Algarve Christmas location in Alvor. 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