My November bimble, to … turns out Andaluzia and Alentejo

[Pedro]

I like this ride report as it happens thing, I have no instagram or facebook.

The chips are done beautifully, the migas I can’t Explain what it is, but the meat is beautifully done and reminds me of something my grandmother used to make. Anyone who eats meat would love this.

Having a nice bottle of wine too, I have to because it’s cold outside …

[Pedro]

Woke today to another very wet foggy morning, riding out of the hotel the fog was too thick to see much of anything so I went up to the castle doors to see if there was a nice view, and indeed there was, quite the view:

 

On the picture above, if you look to the two dots in the sky over the bike's rear luggage rack, and zoom in, you'll see two hot air balloons. Can only imagine they would have to wait for the fog to dissipate before landing, but there must have been quite the view from up there.

 

The fog wasn't going nowhere, so I rode off heading back home. Stopped for an espresso in Estremoz, about an hour later, and enjoyed a little bit of sunshine to warm up, but as soon as I got back on the road it got cold again, beats rain though.

Took a little detour through a few kms of dirt road, to see a very moody Alentejo:

 

Bit farther on, did a wrong turn and ended up on a slightly more muddy path that turned out to be a dead end, so stopped for a another look around.

 

The bike threw up a little mud on that trail, but most of it was cleared from a shallow water crossing, by 13:00 I was back on the road, hungry and cold so did another little detour and stopped at a very VERY old school cafe / grocery store / bar, and had a snack.

 

There's four little dogs working there, they are always up for a snack too and they could sniff something delicious

 

I was seduced and they ended up having some of my sandwich filling

 

Almost back home, waiting for the green light to cross the old bridge:

 

And that's it, the bike is filthy and looking very epic, I'm not going to wash it today, and maybe not until tuesday or wednesday, but it's dry and garaged.

This wasn't the trip I was looking for, but ended up appreciating a little spot of Portugal I might return more often to, can't go wrong with riding nice dirt roads, cool views, quiet nights, and good food and wine.

[XTreme]

15 minutes ago, Pedro said:

Woke today to another very wet foggy morning, riding out of the hotel the fog was too thick to see much of anything so I went up to the castle doors to see if there was a nice view, and indeed there was, quite the view:

 

On the picture above, if you look to the two dots in the sky over the bike's rear luggage rack, and zoom in, you'll see two hot air balloons. Can only imagine they would have to wait for the fog to dissipate before landing, but there must have been quite the view from up there.

 

The fog wasn't going nowhere, so I rode off heading back home. Stopped for an espresso in Estremoz, about an hour later, and enjoyed a little bit of sunshine to warm up, but as soon as I got back on the road it got cold again, beats rain though.

Took a little detour through a few kms of dirt road, to see a very moody Alentejo:

 

Bit farther on, did a wrong turn and ended up on a slightly more muddy path that turned out to be a dead end, so stopped for a another look around.

 

The bike threw up a little mud on that trail, but most of it was cleared from a shallow water crossing, by 13:00 I was back on the road, hungry and cold so did another little detour and stopped at a very VERY old school cafe / grocery store / bar, and had a snack.

 

There's four little dogs working there, they are always up for a snack too and they could sniff something delicious

 

I was seduced and they ended up having some of my sandwich filling

 

Almost back home, waiting for the green light to cross the old bridge:

 

And that's it, the bike is filthy and looking very epic, I'm not going to wash it today, and maybe not until tuesday or wednesday, but it's dry and garaged.

This wasn't the trip I was looking for, but ended up appreciating a little spot of Portugal I might return more often to, can't go wrong with riding nice dirt roads, cool views, quiet nights, and good food and wine.

Great stuff Pedro......no lazy Dagos fucking things up today then?

[Pedro]

11 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Great stuff Pedro......no lazy Dagos fucking things up today then?

I had forgotten about that but now that you mention, a bus full of spaniards was just invading the castle as I left, I got on the bike to park it somewhere less illegal and go for a coffee while the fog cleared a little more, but gave up on that when I heard the clucking of spanish women.

[XTreme]

21 minutes ago, Pedro said:

I had forgotten about that but now that you mention, a bus full of spaniards was just invading the castle as I left, I got on the bike to park it somewhere less illegal and go for a coffee while the fog cleared a little more, but gave up on that when I heard the clucking of spanish women.

Shit......they're stalking you! 

But at least it wasn't a bus full of fucking Gammons!

[boboneleg]

Nice report @Pedro  , I love those steady gravel trails around the lake.  Moments like this , meeting that old guy stay with you forever, what a character

 

[skyrider]

20 hours ago, XTreme said:

Shit......they're stalking you! 

But at least it wasn't a bus full of fucking Gammons!

they look a friendly lot time to keep out of their way