Today’s ride on Komoot I had a fairly early start, as the trucks were resupplying the nearby supermarket and making a hell of a racket. I checked the ferry timetable for the short ride across the river to Spain (or the Google translation of it), and got ready. All went perfectly and I got to …
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Today’s ride on Komoot After ten days with Timo, Kath and Minou, today was back to the business of solo travel. It felt very quiet but also very familiar. I’ll certainly miss the fun we had hanging out around the Algarve and in Lisbon. Today was also the start of my ride to the ‘stans. …
Today’s ride on Komoot Last day before a week off, and I only had 40kms to get done. I would wind down and take it very easy. Unfortunately, I had to climb out of Albufeira after a look around. I spotted two sets of long escalators that would make it super easy, but only one …
Today’s ride on Komoot Only two days of riding to go now before the Xmas break with Timo, Kath and Minou, so I was looking forward to the predicted sunshine and a pretty easy sixty kms. I met a few people at the guesthouse – Ken from the US is an interesting guy. He and …
Today’s ride on Komoot This was my earliest start for a while. I packed up my remaining things quietly in the dark at the hostel, then rode the 200m to the ferry. I did this expertly in semi-darkness thinking I was well organised, but not realising that I left a phone charger and cable behind …
Today’s ride on Komoot I had a very slow breakfast at a nice cafe in Costa Nova. I ordered a couple of pastries and a strong coffee with milk. The pastries initially tasted like yesterday’s left overs but in the end, I loved them. The coffee was nine tenths milk. Yuk, I couldn’t drink it. …
Today’s ride on Komoot I couldn’t believe it. I slept in a hostel and nobody snored. It was pretty empty though. Today’s ride was simple and easy – follow the river / inlet to the coast, then turn left and follow the coast. I hadn’t decided where to stop, but I’m used to only doing …
I woke up to rain but that was expected to decrease as the morning went on. It did -enough to give me some confidence about the day, but it was never far away. The day consisted of light shower after light shower but was fun nonetheless. Leaving Pontevedra entailed retracing yesterday’s paths through the city. …
