July 17, 2015The ride from Ansião to Coimbra included a stop at the Roman site of Conimbriga.  They have a very impressive collection of mosaics from the remains of a number of villas. From there we parted company with the Camino trail in search of... Read More

July 15, 2015We spent an extra day in Tomar, partly to recover from our exertions during Disco Inferno, but mostly to visit the Templar Castle and the Convento de Cristo. This is a fabulous sight. We even violated our rule of not spending more than... Read More

July 13th, 2015Fatima to Tomar 35kmThe day began with a lovely ride through the hills and an encounter with a medieval castle, and ended with Gordon and I shaking our booties in a disco flash mob on our street in Tomar. We delayed our arrival in... Read More

July 12, 2015Alcobaça -Batalha -  Fatima 44kmThe most important pilgrimage in Portugal is not to the tomb of Saint James in Santiago but to Fatima. Here pilgrims wearing yellow reflective vests walk through the street led by a singing Priest with a megaphone.  My aunt... Read More

July 11, 2015Ruth: Not all kilometres are equalTwo days riding with completely different effort spent. Day 2 Vila Franca de Xira to Santarem 61kmThis was an easy ride along pretty farmer's lanes following the yellow arrows the whole way with only one climb up to Santarem... Read More

July 9, 2015Although we loved Lisbon it is delightful to be in a small town. We are staying at the DP Hostel, which makes Gordon very happy because we are only paying 25€ for a tiny double room with ensuite. While we are talking about... Read More