2017 Arrived and once again we made plans for the year ahead. Our thoughts turned to our newly purchased large tent. Maybe we should also buy a smaller tent? One that takes up less space and is quick to put up and down. One that doesn’t limit where we can stay and becomes our ‘second’ …
The next day we awoke in our plush hotel, free from thinking about organising a day of cycling. Our bikes were safely stored and prepared for collection and our trusty rucksacks were once again full and on our backs. We found a cafe Refresh Snack Bar that would look after our rucksacks, for a small fee, allowing …
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Day 6 – Odeceixe to Sagres (60km) then a shuttle from Sagres to Lagos. Although this was the longest distance in one day, it was varied and had the carrot of the finish line and a beer waiting for us. All of a sudden we were cycling in the Algarve. Cycling through vineyards, quaint little …
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Day 5 – Milfontes to Odeceixe 52km – Our rest day was now behind us and we were recharged for the day ahead. As it turned out it was just as well because this day felt like the most monotonous and never-ending of days. We were mostly on main roads with tight bends. I’m sure …
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Day 3 of our cycle trip – Santiago to Milfontes 54km Day 4 – rest day. We said goodbye to our American friends and hit the road for Milfontes. As I said, I’m not going into all the details but what I will say is this. There was clearly a bit of ‘artistic license’ used …
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Day 2 of our cycle trip – Setabul to (via Troia ferry) Santiago 63km Although it was only day 2, we were getting slick at sorting out our gear, preparing the maps and planning our next day. So it came as a bit of a surprise that we had cycled to the wrong ferry! Not …
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Our transport and bikes arrived at our hotel bang on time and we set off on the short journey to Azeitao, the start of our self guided cycle tour. Azeitao was as we had hoped, a quiet village full of charm with a laid back feel to it. We sat outside a cafe opposite a … Continue reading Lets Cycle Portugal – Part 3
No sooner had our Daughter returned safe and sound from Oz when we were off to Portugal on our cycling adventure. We flew into Faro and walked to our hotel from the airport, trying out our foldaway backpacks for the first time. They were ok for the short 20 minutes walk but I can imagine …
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September 2017 and our daughter is leaving for a year in Australia and we didn’t want to sit about straight after she left so booked a cheap flight to Faro – somewhere new for us and would help keep us occupied for a few days while we came to terms with the fact that our …
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