Breakfast We had breakfast at the hotel, and it was not bad. The Weather Looking at the weather map was filling us with dread. It was obvious that we were going to get rain, and it looked like we might get a whole lot of rain. So, I tried to come up with a plan […]
The Ride The roads of Portugal have been really great roads to ride on. The roads are well maintained, have an unlimited number of turns, rolling hills, rises, drops, and the like. These roads can be somewhat remote, at some times having up to 20 miles between towns, but that’s really no different from parts […]
Departure Well, it’s really something what a good night sleep can do for a tired body. I woke up in the AM feeling much better. I do need to mention that I slept for about 11 hours, so that amount of sleep undoubtedly really helped. I wasn’t sure that I had recovered, but I felt […]
Let’s Get the bike squared away Getting to IMT Bike After arriving at the hotel yesterday, we met two folks, Lars and Doug who we discovered would also be part of our Morocco tour. Lars and Doug had also rented bikes from IMT Bike, and they planned on riding around Spain for the next 5 […]
Morning: Arrival in Madrid We arrived in Madrid at about 10:30 AM local time. We had only 2 hours to clear customs and immigration, and then find our way to the metro station, which would transport us to the rail system. Once on the rail system, we’d take a high-speed bullet train all the way […]