Well this morning dawned grey, dull, misty & wet ..... Garmin says we cycled 54.7 miles (89 km) with 3800 ft of ascent and 7 climbs, I'm not sure where Garmin gets its figures from, but it felt like more than that & it also classifies an average of 9% for 776 metres as "Easy".😵💫
Yesterday our last 6/7 miles were on the lovely “Tamega Line” a cycle path that was an old railway line and was used to transport goods, apparently this area was historically known for linen production. This morning we resumed our trek along the cycle path trying to avoid the various obstacles en-route. Because of the amount of rain on essentially very dry soil its just bouncing off and bring boulders and the like with it!
The sun came out briefly followed by a biblical downpour, we were so wet. Following on from last years trip to France, I did splash out (pardon the pun) on a new jacket which has proved to be an incredibly good investment 😁👍
No wild dogs today fortunately- we did see a couple but over the other side of a busy road, I was very happy for them to stay there and avoid us! Today autumn showed it's magnificent colours, simply beautiful. We are staying this evening in a lovely place next to the river Duoro which is huge, very wide and fast flowing.
We have passed vineyards forming orderly lines on the sides of the hills, the leaves turning from green to golden to brown.
I have no idea where the company find these hotels, but the location yesterday was stunning and today is the same for very different reasons.
The vineyards ascending the hills, the odd goat 🐐, orange 🍊 & olive trees all looking resplendent in a watery sort of sun are a joy to look at. Here's hoping for some better weather for Day 3, I'm now off to try and dry out my cycle shoes & a very soggy bottom 😳🤣 thank you for reading and I'll see you tomorrow x
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A fascinating read I see some blue appearing in the photos hopefully going to get better weather 🤞
Wow! What an adventure Wendy! Fun to read abt your exploits in a sunny & dry Lutterworth…! Stay safe & Enjoy!
Thank you Mary, I’ve got my fingers crossed it stops raining soon x
Looks fantastic 👌
Thanks Lou, it’s lovely just a tad wet atm xx
Sounds like you are having a great holiday despite the rain, hope it stays dry for you tomorrow. Thanks for the photos they give a good indication of the terrain you are cycling along. Take care
Dxx
Thank you Doreen, the terrain is beautiful, I have my fingers crossed for the weather 🌦️ 🤞🤞
There was an episodes of an 80s TV program called The Flumps where PootleFlump was followed by a rain cloud…I’m beginning to think you may be the modern day cycling version ⛈️😂
I’ve never heard of the flumps, so I’m off to google it 😂😂😂 I do seem somewhat fated 🤯
The weather can only improve. Scenery is stunning, company even better. Keep going the route gets better. I remember climbing over rockfalls (further along the journey) love reading your blog x
Sounds like you had a nice day hopefully the rain will stop ☺️ Douro is beautiful
Douro is lovely & the food is fantastic, I have my fingers crossed for the weather xx
Looks totally amazing
Keep safe
Hope you are dryer tomorrow
Sleep well
Thanks Liz, I’m sure we have to have a dry day soon 😳 xx