Tue 19th June 2012
Yesterday was a short day. Got off the boat and rode to the first campsite – it was raining most of the way. Had a good pizza at the camp site and watched the Spain v Ukraine match with a few beers… Then came the heavy rain for the rest of the night... Got up late at 7.30 and cooked bredakfast...
Rui was ill over night and had been suffering all day… This morning we started late at about 9am and surprisingly it was not raining – if fact a very warm day – except for when we were riding through the clouds – that was moist and foggy. Lots and lots of miles covered today.. over fabulous roads with spectacular views. We stopped for a brief Kodak moment and then saw a sign for a “camera” opportunity and what a view that we were now way above the cloud line – fabulous… then followed some exceptional roads – twists and turns – climbing and falling… over long bridges over lakes and passes.
By the time we reached the next stop we were all very tired. just cooked a meal and we are now sitting in the bar watching England v Croatia… with a beer. Rui is still not well and has retired for an early night……
Tomorrow is a shorter day of just 250 miles…… into Portugal and down passed Porta to the coast..
