Europe

August 13, 2015Gordon: It's 3 am and we are sitting in the lobby of a hotel that I can no longer recommend.  Ruth was complaining ... Read More

Freixo de Espada à CintaGordon:  We had a lovely ride through hilly country today. Part of the day was spent on almost untraveled secondary roads. ... Read More

August 15, 2015Today was one of the most spectacular rides yet. We coasted down into the Douro river valley for 21 km through terraced vineyards, ... Read More

August 16, 2015Gord: We are staying two nights in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which would have been of no interest to us or the ... Read More

August 18, 2015Ruth: We are now in hill town country as we head south along the border between Portugal and Spain. On our ride between ... Read More

August 19, 2015Gordon:  The village of Monsanto, where we are staying tonight, was voted "the most Portuguese village" in 1938.  However, as Ruth commented "How ... Read More

August 21, 2015Gordon:  I had a flat tire early in the trip, and more recently a slow leak had developed, presumably from the patch.  When ... Read More

Slightly creepy chapel bent on reminding us all of where we are heading.  Perfect for Gord's Birthday!August 24, 2015Ruth:We now have only a few more ... Read More

Cromeleque dos AlmendresAugust 25, 2015Gordon: "Doesn't clothing seem somewhat inappropriate at a Neolithic religious site?" I asked rhetorically.  And since we were the only people ... Read More

This map shows the Portuguese part of our trip but doesn't include the loop we did in Spain to Santiago.September 8, 2015Ruth: Today was the ... Read More