Pedro

Thanks! I've done a couple of reports last year in which you really see the differences between north and south, and the countryside.

Too many to name, the guy looking at the inside of the barrel, or the police guy showing off in a room full of kids, I don't know... If there ever was well timed advice was the one guy that told her to put her tongue inside her mouth, as he clearly knew what was going to happen

They're not really Lara Croft, are they, those guys? What is the point of an abandoned sanatarium?

They were taken away from their owners during the revolution in an excuse by profiteers to give the people management of what was in the hands of “fascists”, all those people fled and the now "managers" ran everything into the grounds, farms, factories, rich houses, etc Then a few years later when they came back all the stuff wasn’t theirs anymore, and what was reclaimed is often stuck in a legal battle over heirs claiming against each other. The legal system being a joke, things get passed on from generation to generation in said legal system … It would be easier if it was to go for an organisation like you say, but I don’t see that working properly here. Maybe even better if sold for charity and used for businesses like small hotels, restaurants, etc, it would make a kickass brothel too!

This farm was operative in 1974, so all the damage happened since …

I don’t think so, the door was human sized and facing the entrance of the building, I suppose a barn would face the inside and be amongst the ones more in ruins. It could be a bigger church, though, I have no idea.

Ride safe, I’ve never seen those tires on a bike here in Portugal

Had a nice ride today, but didn't stop for pictures at all. The roads were the same old ones and the ones I hadn't posted before weren't very interesting. Anyway, getting home I stopped by an abandoned place with a scenic view to take pictures for you guys. Being an abandoned building I could ride into I figured it would appeal to the resident guy in search of old stuff. It's right on the edge of town where my place is, a few meters away from the road on a lovely dirt road that then leads into a forest. This is "Quinta da Marquesa", meaning the "Marchioness' Farm". It was built in the late 1500s or early 1600s and passed on by really very wealthy families, the Portugal's elite used to visit for hunting. As a lot of old and historic buildings and industry in Portugal, it ended up being wasted after the revolution on 25th April 1974, communists took over and tried to subvert it's workers to only ended up with translates in the testimonies as a "strong ass whooping" Legend says there are hidden passages and treasure hidden around the place... This picture is worthless, but over the door to the chapel there is a statement you can't read here, it translates from old Portuguese to something like: "D. Isabel de Castro, daughter of Fernão Teles, entails this estate of the Mascarenhas in the year of 1618 with the obligation of paying 30000 kings: 25000kings to a daily mass in Alcácer do Sal, 3000 for factory, and 2000kings for the goodwill of Alcácer, to be administered by the chapel: 18th June, 1621" Don't really know how to explain most of it but Castro, Teles, Mascarenhas, these are names of some of the richest and most powerful families of the old times, and the names of later owners continue to be impressive. Into the remains of the chapel: And outside Graffiti and a sad looking sofa in the only "Deliverance" room, for @XTreme´s delection This is all quite sad, a country should take care of it's historic buildings a lot better than this, real history went down here for centuries, now left to crumble apart. The "Mascarenhas", I think the first family that owned it, for example, used to rule Portuguese India. I took these pictures at around 8PM, and the light was getting pretty, so the GS posed a little on the surrounding trails before going home. First with the farm land in the background: And then just looking for a pretty picture: Heading home, I stopped by a place with a vantage point over the farm so you can see where it stands amongst the surrounding area. You can spot it in the left third of the picture, above the green dumpster for reference:

Riding to the beach, I wear beach shorts, tshirt, trainers and an open helmet. The risks are there but wtf! When I stop at the supermarket and buy groceries when arriving home, I then ride home with no gloves, easier when holding the grocery bag too…! And also sometimes when riding around town to dry the bike after washing it, I’m wearing no jacket so it feels like gloves make no sense? Touring or on a ride, always gloves

The Honda V Twin trails were sweet bikes!

I was a fan before, though. To be honest when I rode the yellow one I didn’t really appreciate anything other than the comfy seat, didn’t really know what I was doing. The 1150 is very planted and handles nicer than some of the newer ones, it’s got a balance to it that just inspires confidence. Having said that, they are a moody bike and a nice one is a keeper and sweet, while the wrong one will also handle nice but give you a clonky gearbox and diff worries.

Yep, there's no point in setting a deadline when it can always move a month or two either way, it only has the potential to frustrate you if that happens to be longer.

Colours and paint, Pete, make wheels pretty again?

You are not wrong, though

It's way easier on her ear than a cello or a harp ...

Not to be left behind any other country, covid denials and anti vaccination groups have made a small manifestation in Portugal as well. A bunch of teenagers and silly people directly throwing insults at the man in charge of our vaccination program. We are no less than you all! I’m sure Admiral Gouveia e Melo was shaking in his boots at being called names

Pilots probably had a laugh about that?

I´ll do a walk report

No

Filming is even worse, you can't understand why everyone is having such a hard time getting through that bit of flat dirt road

I am embarrassed to say I don't understand the first one...

Tell you what, I’ll do a vid and try to lift my bike one handed, once I get it alone nd not be too embarassed to act like a twat in front of other people

If he can act like a twat pumping that ratchet he can do one push and lift that bike. Admitedly, not like he’s pretending to try, though

A gs is easier than most bikes because it won’t drop so low as something with no engine sticking out, but just turn the steering pointing up and lift on the lower end of the handlebar…