We had another night of poor sleep. Not sure if it’s jet lag, decompressing from travel, or both. Regardless, we had breakfast at the Air BnB and packed up.
Our plan was a “shorter” day, to get in early and try to have a more relaxing day to get a chance to catch up on sleep.
Google gave an estimate of 40 km to the next town, I estimated it would be 50 with the various detours around busy roads, and it ended up being 62 km and 900 meters of climbing!
I did some basic bike maintenance, lubricating the chains and double checking nothing had come loose after our bike re-assembly and ride yesterday.
There was a huge grocery nearby and Adele went to buy some road snacks, raisins, fruit, buns, sausage, and some (smelly) cheese. Steve sat out front guarding the bikes, counting the small blocks that had been implanted in the beautiful plaza in front of the grocery store. That someone had this job reinforced once again my decision to get an education!
The riding was a combination of beach walkway, paths, roadways, sidewalks, not altogether unpleasant, but there were some beautiful sections.
With the view in the last photo above, we had to stop and have a beverage to enjoy the view!
Of course, the various detours to avoid busy roads, a lot more hills than anticipated got us into our destination right around sunset. So much for an early arrival!
Off to find a quick pizza dinner (yes, I know, in Portugal…) and off to bed somewhat exhausted.
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