…by hills!! We have ridden ourselves into a corner of great big hills. The planning department will need to be spoken to about this! Knowing now that our time in France will be excluded from the Schengen Visa zone, due to a 1947 post war agreement between France and New Zealand being still in force, …
After some umming and ahhing we decided to walk the Camino Portugues. With 3 routes on offer, the 243km Central route was chosen. We had seen quite a bit of the coast line while biking to Porto and had enjoyed the little villages that we had passed through. Bikes: In storage, tick Walking Packs: Bought …
Heading out on our bikes seemed daunting but once through Lisbon city we rode alongside the Tagus River. Leaving greater Lisbon The ride was mostly on cycleways including a 6km boardwalk section and a slightly muddy unpaved section, without making contact with the towns to our left. The day passed with relative ease although we …
JG on balance 