{"id":306,"date":"2026-05-13T14:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/?p=306"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:52:45","slug":"may-6-2026-almedia-to-sabugal-another-fantastic-day-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/may-6-2026-almedia-to-sabugal-another-fantastic-day-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"May 6, 2026 &#8211; Almedia to Sabugal &#8211; Another fantastic day cycling!"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel='stylesheet' id='osm-ol3-css-css' href='https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/osm\/js\/OL\/10.9.0\/ol.css?ver=10.9.0&#038;ver=7.0' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='osm-ol3-ext-css-css' href='https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/osm\/css\/osm_map_v3.css?ver=1.0.0&#038;ver=7.0' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='osm-map-css-css' 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Bound and determined to finish this blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We woke up to a foggy morning, so foggy it probably wouldn&#8217;t be safe to cycle.  But our accommodations included breakfast, so we loaded up on carbs and barely adequate coffee and waited for the fog to burn off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_070219-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_070219-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_070219-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_070219-768x576.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_102628-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_102628-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_102628-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_102628-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_102628-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_151541-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_151541-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_150426-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_150426-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_150426-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_150426-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_150426-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as always, there has to be sections of cobblestones \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125856-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125856-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125856-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125856-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125856-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125856-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125856-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And even some gravel, just to make us appreciate the smooth pavement \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_143816-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_143816-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_143816-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_143816-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_143816-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_143816-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_143816-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The route had it&#8217;s ups &amp; downs, as they always do, including down to cross a river on an old Roman bridge that&#8217;s still in use today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_132707-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_132707-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_132707-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_132707-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_132707-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_132707-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_132707-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a lot of varied scenery today.   Most impressive was the use of local materials as fence posts.  When your rocks are too big to stack them up nicely, barbed wire connecting big ones works!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_124153-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_124153-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_124153-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_124153-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_124153-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_124153-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_124153-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> When you have enough of them and they are kind of the same shape..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125225-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125225-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125225-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125225-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125225-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125236-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125236-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_125236-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We concluded the day with a wonderful uphill climb into another walled, castle town!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_163453-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.williamsitconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260506_163453-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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