We seen so much and traveled through such varied terrain today. A real expedition of a bike ride! Starting with peddling straight out into blue skies and some blinding sunshine today! Only a few minutes out of town, and we’re alone on the trail following through the quiet salt pans that were teeming with bird… Read more

Our first big day on the bikes heading west to the tip of Portugal. And what a place to start! Up and out of bed at sunrise to watch the birds at the waters edge, just a few paces from our bed. A beautiful spot indeed to begin a cycle journey from. Luckily, the water… Read more

Somewhat unbelievably and certainly disappointingly, it was raining when we woke up this morning, but in the time it took for us to have breakfast and walk across town to find our bikes, the skies had thankfully cleared. As arranged, ‘Louis’ had his Bike Store open and was waiting for us. We spent a few… Read more

Ahhh! A blissful day of rest after a fantastic, but somewhat exhausting few weeks! We arrived at our apartment in central Faro at 20:00; exactly eight hours after leaving The Cottage. ‘Welcome Drinks’ had been left out for us and were well received! On arrival at the Airport, we had the rather luxurious experience of… Read more

There was a little fresh snow on the road as we drove away from our misty mountain cabin for the last time. There were quite a few climbers heading down to where we’d planned to go, so carried on towards the Krokan area, where we’d climbed previously. There was still plenty to do there and… Read more

We’ve settled into a good routine and were organised and out of the door before the sun came up again. This time, there was not a cloud in the sky and it looked set to be a beautiful but bitterly cold day. I last hiked up this mountain in December 2003. This time at least,… Read more