Couldn’t really find a proper sim with data and WiFi is sparse in rural Portugal, so no pictures yet, only text.

The first two days were good but very uneventful. Some nice views, but nothing spectacular. The Portuguese drivers really want you to ride right in the gutter and won’t leave that much space to you. The first night I spent in somebody’s forest. They noticed me and were very reluctant to let me stay there, the second in the forest again, but this was a little bit more wild.

The third day was more fun with some properly quiet mountain roads. A very steady climb up to 1000 m at 3-4% and then a drop down to 500 m with a 10% climb back to 1100 m. I gave up (I hope largely because I haven’t eaten much) and had to walk up the climb and absolutely shattered pitched the tent in a little forest on the side of the road.

Hungry and tired I’m off to Covilha. Should be a lot of climbing again, but I hope I will get something to eat on the way.