Cranked Up Cyclist

Cycling is imo  a fab way to see a Country. You get to go to small towns and villages that you would never be able to go to on a coach, and are unlikely to visit in a car.  Meeting some of the locals, staying in small hotels and bed & breakfasts,  tasting the local food 🌽 😘 sampling local wine🍷 (be rude not to really 😊)  Seeing the wildlife 🦅 and cycling through different environments is all part of the experience. You never know what's going to happen or when! 😁.  

I've just arrived in Porto and about to start my 4th Cycle trip with Peak Tours and would highly recommend them.  Having all the hotels, food, coffee stops, GPX files, bike transportation and luggage sorted, with someone else worrying about the details makes life so much easier. All I and my 24 fellow travellers need to do is rock up and ride our bikes - what's not to like! 

Porto is a lovely city & seems to have a very relaxed vibe, even in mid October the climate is warm and the cafe culture very much alive & kicking. There is a huge amount of building work going on with very large cranes!

The coffee is strong, the gelato 🍨 delicious, the Portuguese pastries Pastel da nata 🥮 a delight.  I think I'll need to watched the pounds with so many sweet things around.  

We start cycling tomorrow from the Paradela Dam a couple of hours outside of Porto. We have 620 miles (1000 km) approx & some 46,000 feet (14,000 metres) to cover over the next 11 days.  Thank you for being on this adventure and journey with me 😊 I'll update my blog daily as I go along, I hope you enjoy reading the daily updates 😁🚴‍♀️👍

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