
Monthly Archives: June 2019
JUPITER HOTEL in Lisbon-hotels we have stayed in have been unique & fantastic w/excellent bkft. Found a Mexican restaurant for our last meal. Cobblestone w/black is typical everywhere. Our last picture on 8th floor w/pool. Ready to leave at 8 tomorrow. What an adventure-how blessed we areโบโบ






6/10 (Mon morning) eat best bkft yet-go for last walk in Sagres-get picked up at 10-1hr drive to Tunis by another very nice driver. Take 3 1/2 hr train ride to LISBOLA.







6/9 ( Sun) WE DID IT-NOSOTROS LO HICIMOS (wish I knew Portuguese) 9-1:30
Today was fantastic๐๐ Good breakfast w/Jean & Cindy. Then went to see donkey & goats. Long uphill to leave-ok-cool w/wind at back. Decide to NOT FOLL0W GRAVEL ROUTE๐๐ Stay on nice rd. Tour Lighthouse & fort. Can’t believe our fantastic hotel-room w/view of ocean from balcony. Has 2 pools. Watch some of French Open-go to eat-Cindy checking in-said gravel much worse than yesterday-go to eat-now Jean checking in. Glad we did-glad to be going home๐๐
View from balcony-saying good bye to my fantastic bike (no flats) @ Hotel Memmo in SAGRES, PORTUGAL



Sparky & Wilson found cat at fort






Sun-Cabo de Sao-lighthouse-no charge-many tourists





6/9 leader thought purple flower important-saw goat herd-several 100






6/9 (Sun morning) eat bkft-then go see goats-Donkey is their leader. Thought we had water-baby jumped on tub-nothing




6/8 (Sat) PEDRALVA-9:00-4:30 52K (31M)
Every day is different. In mt country-see no one on trails-landscape so different from yesterday-no flower fields or covered hot houses. Armand’s gps doesn’t work๐ข Follow Jean out of town-later follow Cindy. Steep climbs-FALL off bike for 3rd time. ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฃ 2,200 ft of elevation on gravel & dirt 70% of time. Weather is not hot & wind at back most of time-long downhill to ALDELA DA PEDRALVA. Town of 18 residents only got electricity 10 yrs ago. Very nice room-2 floors-such nice people here-excellent meal. Tomorrow last day of biking.