Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
The wind started in the night. I didn’t get much sleep as it blew and flapped the tent and I was just waiting for the THUNK when a branch of the gum tree, under which we were camping, would land on the tent. The day dawned though, without injury or damage to property, but the... Continue Reading →
We got off to an early start from our little cabin in Lagos. It was a lovely stay in a top spot. We got on the road at 8:20 hoping to beat most of the morning commuter traffic, knowing that we’d have to navigate the city centre before getting onto our cycle route. We powered... Continue Reading →
The day dawned clear and blue and bright and gave every sign of being a cracker, weather wise. We hopped on the bus for the short ride into Lagos city to begin our day of exploring. We strolled along the esplanade beside the marina and the sun beat down and even though it was only... Continue Reading →
Today was a rest day. We took it nice and easy. We got up later than usual (a 6:45 sleep-in!), had breakfast while watching Sunday morning cartoons of Curious George in Portuguese and then did some washing. Nothing came up sore after yesterday’s epic day on the hills, so we went for a short little... Continue Reading →
Ok, put on your skirt, pull up your bobby socks and pick up your pom-poms… Gimme an H…H!!! Gimme an I…I!!!! Gimme an L…L!!! Gimme another L…L!!! Gimme an S…S!!! What have we got? HILLS!!!! Yep, it was a touchdown for the hills today. I think we won in the end but it was a... Continue Reading →
Today we set a new personal record for a single ride - we did 64km today. We set off from Porto Covo in drizzle, grey skies and a pretty strong cross wind. Before too long though, the sky had cleared and we had sunshine, blue sky and the wind at our backs. We pedalled along... Continue Reading →
Rest day over, I arose at 6.00am and made the dark and treacherous, head-lamp lit stroll up the road to the bathroom. On returning to the tent I lit the Trangia and put the kettle on for a morning cuppa and bowl of oatmeal. “Are you staying in bed?” I called to Steve who was... Continue Reading →
Today we stayed put in our little camp under the pine trees and had a bit of a rest day, so we could do some general housekeeping, rest the legs, have a snooze and not be rushing to get up and going. The first activity was to get some laundry done, so off we went... Continue Reading →
The day dawned mild and clear without a breath of wind at the delightful Sublime. We packed up, had our campers’ breakfast of oatmeal and muesli bars in our room and then set off to settle the weighty bill. The manager, the lovely Goncalo was sitting eating his breakfast near reception. “Are you having breakfast?”... Continue Reading →
After a comfy night's sleep in Setubal, we headed upstairs in the hotel to our all-inclusive breakfast and ate our fill of fruit, muesli, tea and for Steve, hot chocolate and croissants. We headed out for a short roam around the city, up and down some of those familiar looking and gorgeous little back alleys... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 