In anticipation of a long day on the road and with little in the way of comfort at the night’s accommodation, we got up at first light, packed up and set out west for the last time. The final few kilometres to Capo São Vicente were wonderful. No one around, easy cycle way, blue skies,… Read more

A day of rest spent enjoying some ‘surf spectating’ from the cliff tops at Sagres. We toyed with the idea of hiring a board and if it had been a sunny blue sky day, I might have done. But a strong, cool wind was blowing and although some of the waves looked good I wasn’t… Read more

Wowzers, that was a hilly day of bike riding! It’s been a brilliantly scenic day, and unusually for our preferred cycle tours, it’s involved a whopping 500m of ascent to get here and some of that on very steep, leg pumping hills. But before any hill dramas, there was a nice ride out of Luz… Read more

Christmas Day 2024 started with an absolute belter of a sunrise! Both the wind and surf had dropped off during the night, so while the beach was still empty and quiet, we transitioned, a little bleary eyed, from bed to beach. The water was warmer than the air temperature, so it was surprisingly pleasant walking… Read more

A day off the bikes, spent by the sea side with no particular rush to do anything in particular except resting, reading and eating… dream stuff… We’ve certainly good a good place for it. The cliffs above Luz beach are super, if a little unstable. Geology-tastic. Bands of different coloured rocks. It made for plenty… Read more

We got on the road a little earlier than previous days, as we knew we had a bit further to ride and a few more hills to negotiate. Getting about of the yard turned out to be the crux of the day as a very big dog needed to be wrestled in order to reach… Read more