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A gift to us

Day 96 (13 Jun 2013) - Conversation while getting a beer at the Glaciar sports-bar after a long day of riding. Bar owner (Sergio): "Where are you from?" Ron: "Florida"

Behold the gypsy curse… the long way to Constancia

Day 94 – 95 (11/12 June 2013)  -  After a late night listening to the concert of a local band, it's time to get going to Avis. Since we have stopped half way there last night, today’s ride should not be too far. Yet, it takes us a relatively long time to arrive at the campsite.

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Short riding day, enjoying the Portugese Stonehenge and local festivals

Day 92 - 93 (9/10 June 2013) - The plan for the day is to ride all the way to Avis, where another municipal campground awaits us. [singlepic id=1722 w=620 h=540 float=center]

Skulls and bones, Roman temples, lots of history…welcome to Evora

Day 91 (8 June 2013) - After packing up our wet tent and after helping the circus people move a couple of their trailers, we chat with the show master for a moment. Once he finds out that we are from Florida, he tells us all about his brother, who is in a show in Tampa at Lowry Park Zoo…what a small world! Should we make it back in time, we’ll try to look him up one day to tell him ‘hello’ from his brother in Portel, Portugal—haha.

Exploring castles and joining the circus

Day 90 (7  June 2013) In the morning, we continue to head north. But not before checking out Beja’s castle and the old part of town. [singlepic id=1662 w=620 h=540 float=center]   The castle is well preserved and reminds us of some of the medieval Templar Knights movies. We are able to look into some of the chambers and are allowed to climb up into the tower. Shortly after lunchtime, we head out of town.

Small towns, making it to Beja, and meet Eduardo

Day 88 - 89 (5/6  June 2013) - First thing in the morning, we tear down the tent and cook some coffee. Today’s sky is much cloudier and it has cooled down quite a bit again. However, the persistent wind remains. [singlepic id=1636 w=620 h=540 float=center]  

Municipal campgrounds and wild camping in Portugal

Day 86 – 87 ( 3/4 June 2013) - We arrive at the municipal campground in Monte Gordo,Portugal fairly early.  Apparently, Portugal has several municipal campgrounds throughout, they may not have all the fancy facilities such as pools, supermarket, restaurants, etc… , but they have all the necessary facilities, such as showers and toilets (although they could just be squat toilets or may not have toilet seats). However, the campgrounds are usually clean, and the price is right! [singlepic id=1612 w=620 h=540 float=center]