19 January 2022 I have woken up with a tight back. Soft mattress my guess. Not really an issue. Porridge. Packed. Roll out. An easy day. 40 km. Two big hills. A lazy few kilometers to the ferry. Cross to Cacilhas. Not much of a ferry ride. You can’t get outside. Shame. The harbor is…
Year: 2022
Day 37 & 38 – Rest
17 – 18 January 2022 Monday – Sleep in. Breakfast and head to Oficina35 to get Shell’s handlebars raised. Both bikes have a few squeaks they will also check out. The bikes are so light without the panniers. More sensitive to handle. It is a 3.5 km ride to Oficna35. The guys there are great….
Day 35 – Lisbon
16 January 2022 I know when it is 9.00 pm, the church bell rings nine times. I know when it is 10.00 pm, the church bell rings ten times. Again at 11.00 pm. It starts again at 6.00 am. And so on. All things considered, I had a great night’s sleep. Shell sounds better this…
Day 34 – Inland
15 January 2022 We decide to head inland. Not a bad night’s sleep. Shell’s cough is getting worse, not better. I think this will be her toughest day. From the outset, she is not herself. Could have been the cold shower this morning. Short ride. 50 km. One big hill. Less headwind off the coast…
Day 33 – Google maps
14 January 2022 Not the best night. Shell had an allergic reaction to the blankets. The wooly type. Around 11.00 pm she woke up with an itchy throat, coughing, and sneezing. We swapped out the blankets for sleeping bags. It took her a while to stop sneezing and coughing. If Komoot had a slogan –…
Day 32 – Headwind
13 January 2022 If you asked me to describe today I would say 15 – 20 km/h headwinds and show you this picture – I was expecting a good night’s sleep. Comfortable bed. Lazy evening of wine and reading. Not a tent. I am not sure why I didn’t sleep well. Not to worry. Up…
Day 31 – Ferry
12 January 2022 The temperature drops. Everything outside the tents is wet. At 1.30 am I need to use the toilet. I lay there trying to convince myself I don’t need to. I have slept poorly. The sleeping pads make a racket when you move. I wake myself up. Shell wakes me up. I don’t…
Day 30 – Blue Skies
11 January 2022 We wake up to blue sky. I feel good. Shell sounds terrible. She has the cough I had two days ago. There is no use arguing. She is leaving Porto today. We load up and roll out at 9.15 am. We cross the Douro River and coast down to the harbor. After…
Day 29 – One more day
10 January 2022 It is raining. Again. I have woken up feeling the best I have in three days. I still have a blocked nose. My cough has gone. Chest not tight. I thought Shell was going to miss this bug. She is a day or two behind my symptoms. She has a cough this…