On your marks....
7 kwietnia 2023, Szkocja ⋅ ☀️ 9 °CLast job done! Bikes packed!! Heading south tomorrow. Then north for ...... ever😬
Last job done! Bikes packed!! Heading south tomorrow. Then north for ...... ever😬
So we're finally here at the start line. Sagres describes itself as the end of the world( or, alternatively, the last bratwurst before America: I think those two descriptions are really saying the Czytaj więcej
First day completed. Brisk headwind was challenging especially for the first hour or two. The windmills should have been a clue. surprisingly wild coastline. Lots of surf dudes in bombed out Czytaj więcej
And so into the baking interior. Lovely rolling countryside lit up by spring wild flowers. A bit of roadkill as reminder of the beasties in the bushes: maybe wild camping not such a good idea? And a Czytaj więcej
Cooler today. Fast start then a relaxed afternoon( museum stop & large lunch put paid to record setting) large birds fighting overhead- ?storks. A snake jumped out of the undergrowth in front of me. Czytaj więcej
Pre breakfast and chilly start allowed for multiple pasteis da nata breaks as we ate up the miles through relatively flat repetition of days 2 and 3. Lakeside at montaguil- but road busier and faster Czytaj więcej
Feel guilty posting this but a day ( or two) off from the bikes and trained into Lisbon. What an amazing yet confusing city! Plenty of A- listed sights , but so much more to wander around .
History, high art, hills and hot
And into the hills.. hot today and the northerly winds eased a bit. Most of this part of the n2 has new faster bypass bits- once we realised the old road still existed, was in good condition and was Czytaj więcej
Podróżnik Jealous beyond words. Look forward to following this adventure.
Podróżnik Onwards and UPwards! All the best Simon! On yer bike…
All the best Simon. [Colin Abercrombie]