Pedro

There is a strong effort being made to make it look nice, but it is countryside and most urban problems are being kept away. Inside the village at 19:30 all you heard was swallows or nothing at all, I love it! On the other hand, while the seaside was getting rain storms lat saturday, these guys were getting proper snow! My dinner table was taking forever as the tiny restaurant was backed up because the waiter called in sick, so a cycling team who are also my neighbours invited me to sit with them. I had a great time, way better than sitting by myself. Eventually the cyclists finished eating and went to rest, and me and management stayed finishing off some wine. Picture taken with a full table, except myself taking the picture and another two people as the room was tiny and I couldn’t get farther enough : Walking back to the hotel, I was shown around their very impressive van complete with washer and dryer, freezer, 8 bicycle garage and shop, and two seating rows. The GS is cozy in the garage as well, which is nice as it’s cold out. I am a fan of this place, now, and will return. Tomorrow: mountain and heading South.

Found a small oldschool inn to stay in, in a castle town, and went on a walk before dinner: Now waiting for a table. Tomorrow, heading South via the Serra da Estrela.

How to turn a two hour motorway ride into a two or three day ride. Left late in the morning, maybe past 11, first stop well into the Douro, for a midday snack with a view and company. A bird checking out the GS Little dude ate most of my ham, but I’m fine with cheese. a detour to check out a cliff with some nice views and a very impressive boulder. The heavy rains over the last few weeks have saturated the last with water, it’s sprouting from everywhere. Back to some more familiar views:

Nice empty roads with a view, what a nice place to be on a motorcycle!

The franchise coffee, the vaseline, the collection of one sided ladies’ heels (that would be a strong lead!) piles cream, it all points that way… but he’s got both legs, a BMW jacket, and no dickhead helmet, so I hate to be the one to tell you it’s not likely to be you.

It's snowing in Serra da Estrela, Portugal's highest peak and only snow resort. So, they closed the access to it because of safety on the roads. God helps if people actually go to a ski resort when it's snowing

You should.

Needs trailbraking, though.

138 gps mph Burgman? Is Rich your son?

Yes, it keeps falling off and the sns keeps replacing it. The sns could have won WSB by now, on account of all the titanium!

Nothing that guy did was not cool!

Doesn't stop them from trying.

You do like your bar end mirrors, don't you?

You were on some nice roads and scenery, looks like ideal weather too.

Congratulations!

Looking forward to the reports you can post from what you have on your next doorstep.

For the post apocalyptic hipster

Black wheels, are spare wheels.

Congratulations @PHILinFRANCE, nice picture! @Six30, You’re up for doing this in April.

The whining seems to be working!

I'll fix it, but nobody really knows what Harley models are called.