Day 3 of cycling, 43 miles from Figueira da Foz to

What always amazes me on a cycling holiday is how much you see in one day. We had to ride an alternative route out of town this morning as there was an event on and lots of roads were closed. We have bunny hopped 2 French cycle tourers all day and we helped each other when the road had been churned up and we had to carry our bikes across a muddy ditch. I lost my balance and ended up with grazed muddy knees. All good fun. We ate our ‘stolen’ breakfast sandwiches en route and stopped at the sleepiest village cafe for coffee and cake. The scenery has been rolling with a few steep climbs, very pretty. Now back on the Atlantic coast in a lovely spa hotel.