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Day 81: Loulé (Maintenance Monday!)

As a result of Maintenance Monday my bike is road worthy again having had a service, including: * Removal of old cable detritus from 11 speed gear shifter. * Re-installation of shifter * Install new gear

Day 79: Loulé (Cycle)

I discovered that "Visit Algave" has a website of cycle routes. You can find it here. Today's route was a modification of one of their routes, which I changed

Day 78: Loulé (Drive)

A bit of rest and recuperation was the order of the day. So, after breakfast, a visit to Aldi, Pingo Doce and, finally, to the Dutch Supermarket where highly recommended 3.5 year

Day 77: Lagos (Cycling)

A very enjoyable ride with Roddy up to Marmelete: Where we stopped for Bifanas and coffee, except these were much bigger than anticipated! Almost a year's helping of meat for me

Day 76: Lagos (Ciclismo)

Out cycling with all my friends again - solo! As a consequence of a South-easterly tailwind, I was effectively blown most of the way from Lagos to Aljezur via Vila do Bispo. I&

Day 75: Lagos (Cycling)

A cycle out to Cape St Vincent. On the they way we came across these captive stones: There were some short sharp climbs, as shown here: And as evidenced by this here sign:

Day 74: Lagos (Cycle)

Tri-cycles: Just a wee 130 or so kilometres of cycling today with Roddy. Here he is at the top: And here I am, so overwhelmed at our achievement that I have my eyes

Day 73: Lagos (Drive/Cycle)

Today I crossed the border into Portugal and almost crossed from one side to the other: I was only thwarted by the siren call of Lagos! I've tried to remember when

Day 71: La Rabida (Drive)

Too much phaffing led to yet more night time driving, which ain't fun when the roads are unfamiliar, in a very poor state of repair and it's pishing with

Day 69: San Fernando (Cycling)

It turns out that officially my current location is not San Fernando. Instead I'm at Camposoto! Not that there is anything much here except: some roads, roundabouts, parking spaces, cycle lanes,

Day 68: San Fernando (Cycle)

A cycle out to Medina Sidonia: And back to the van via Cadiz. However, I modified another person's route, which had me going over this bridge (I must admit to being

Day 66: San Roque (Cycle)

Today was all about cycling to, up and from, The Rock of Gibraltar. The thing is that when I plot my routes I typically don't check to see whether I'

Day 65: San Roque (Drive/Rain)

According to wikipedia, when the Anglo-Dutch forces and their Spanish allies took control of Gibraltar in 1704, during the War of Spanish Succession, former inhabitants of Gibraltar left and established the modern settlement

Day 64: Estepona (Cycle)

Firstly, I had to make an emergency van move following a mosquito invasion just as I was about to prepare the van for sleep mode last night. At that very moment I heard

Day 63: Estepona (Drive)

I didn't get a good night's sleep! I was woken up multiple times by: * Scooter noise * Multiple late arrivals * Lorrys sat with their engines running for extended periods of

Day 61: Malaga (Cycle)

Today's milestone: I have cycled in excess of 2,000 miles so far this year! (With plenty of up to enjoy as well!). There are times when I'm away

Day 60: Malaga (Rain!)

It was forecast, and it came! Rain in the AM. Sunshine and clouds in the PM. Thirteen °C in the morning and about eighteen in the afternoon. Windy all day. Moved to the

Day 58: Rincón de la Victoria (Cycling)

Headlines: A tough ride with a fantastic final descent! The problem with taking two separate Michelin scenic roads and linking them without much thought is that you can be surprised just how tough