Sofia

Thanks! Enjoyed this

Not yet!! Soon

Another great way to end the day, with a happy dog, and a great way to start the following one! #blessings #greatful

Yes, she is great! I knew. about her from a friend. In fact I have a collection of amazing weman and men stored in books and hard drives. They all are great role models.

I can vouche for this. Plus, being the kind person he is, @Pedroalso cleans mine every day! Clean helmets all round! In fact I purposefully dont clean it so he does!!

Pedro is present, so its his food as well! Chicken breast scallops with Baharat, tomato rice with pennyroyal ( cortesy of @Pedrothat brought it as a present from a roadside seller in the South) and spinach with garlic and piri piri. For desert, orange cake and oranges!

what do you know we dont @XTreme?!

Oh the English humour!! I learned that one the hard way!! Was cleaning my helmet ( ah, ah,ah!! ) and the work colleagues asked " What are you doing Sofia?" To which I replied "I am cleaning my helmet" "How do you clean it?" They asked. " I spit on it!" I said.... To general amusement!!

Home!! Some insects were harmed in the making of this photo!

Yes!!

The last day! Had to be the last day because the land ended!!

Unashamedly we stopped after 50 kms because it was a sin not to! The atmosphere, the food, the wine, the staff, the views. Had to be done!! many feelings of nostaglia hit hard because Alentejo is were many of my roots are. Nostalgic moments were many, the last one an orange cake exactly like my mothernal grandmother used to make and of course, could not stop some tears. Asked for the recipe and will start making many orange cakes!!

Day 5!! https://youtu.be/MdE_3H2i-Yw

Good way to end the day!

Day 4!! We are South of the River Tagus and enjoying dry roads. We said goodbye to the moutains and are now in the land of the cork tree. Todays update from an old Monastery!

When you say "interesting" im assuming "worried"?! My friend Barbara, the one that goes to Canada riding, always wants to stop to photograph them, so I have told her Im not stopping abd I'll master all my skills to ride away as fast as possible!! The Sun as come out, but many showers as well. Its April, thats how it goes!! But beautiful landscapes and very remote locations with a lot of charecter. @Pedrofinds real jowels road wise and keeps taking amazing pictures. His images for BOTM will be tough to beat this time, many good choices.

Todays daily news!! Yesterday we experienced Scotish weather and vistas and @Pedro had a snow bath!!

I love them as long as they dont hit me thanks to the silly humans.

First day was full of adventure and amazing views of the Douro Valley away from the tourist. Beautiful nature and at the same time man made landscapes that look like gardens but are actually working farms of wine and olives. This is a little daily news video, later will come riding videos.

My best friend has a brother thst lives and works in Alberta and we had planned to go to the Rockys and then Alaska. She did it with her Dad, but I got styck in Germany... We still have many plans for Canada, she has a bike there permanently, so we will do it!! Now, wild camping... I did it last year for the first time, but no tent, just the car that is big enouth for a king mattress! It didnt go very well because a guy came after 10pm and started bathing in the dam nacked and dhowing his jowels in front of his headlights.... My dogs went bananas everytime they saw his daggling bits!! I just laughed very hard till it was all too dodgy and I left. Saying that, its less scary then a big bear!! ??

Thank you!! @Tymwhy poland?? Sorry, but my little car is only driven by me.... In 20 years only 3 people drove it, and one was my dad. Its just my weakest link!!!

Where would you like to go? Pedro will take many much better then me and you can count on a good supply frm him!! Will do my best to keep safe, portuguese insurence is rubbish..... Kiss

The umbrella will save the day!!

So tomorrow I shall join @Pedro for a trip around Portugal. Fingers crossed for not to much rain, many nice roads and plenty of great evenings chatting while enjoying good food and good wine!! I made 2 little videos while loading tge bike in the garage. Its not great quality, for sure no where near @Grasshopper's Ride cinematographic excelence!! Its just a little amusing rambling of my part. Its the first time I have ever done this and it shows! Anyway, its just me talking to you!! Thanks for watching!