Getting ready
6 Haziran 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌙 13 °CLast minute details. COVID test (negative - phew)! And final packing.
Last minute details. COVID test (negative - phew)! And final packing.
Last minute packing. Bike boxes come in just under 50 lbs. drinks in deschuttes. Relatively empty plane.
Relatively easy check in process at PDX. Bike boxes just slid under 50 lbs! A few drinks for the road and an on time departure. Able to spread out across 3 seats! On time arrival in heathrow but stuckOkumaya devam et
Late night arrival into Lisbon and despite some challenges finding transport big enough to haul us and bikes to our AirBnB, made it around 2 am and crashed. Awoke to a sunny late morning. Coffee andOkumaya devam et
Quick ride to check bikes and walk towards Belem. Sample pasteles - twice! Enjoy the sights including riding a trolley.
130 miles in and we are adjusting to life on the road. Many highs and many lows. Highs: temperature, smooth bike lanes and roads, beautiful scenery, hummus Sammie by the coast, kindness of strangers.Okumaya devam et
Some days you call it quits to enjoy some beach time. After enjoying lunch looking out at the beautiful beach and having ridden 25 miles or so decided to stop and enjoy. Eyeing the uphill awaiting usOkumaya devam et
Tried to get an early start but it wasn’t meant to be. Go down only to be confronted with unrideable surface. Long push up. Followed by lovely pavement and then another down to go up. And why are weOkumaya devam et
Decide to enjoy the westernmost tip of continental Europe. Check out fortress, lighthouse and town. Cloudy and cool and a nice change.
After hitting the most western point we head east across the bottom of Portugal. The route throws us many hills, dirt roads and finally a strong wind at our back. Day is broken up with pastries, aOkumaya devam et