Have you ever wanted to do a Zip slide? Ever thought about doing it from one country into another? Well, you can do that here in Portugal. It is the only zip slide in the world when you can go from one country to another.

As a group of bikers we decided to do this as one of our day trips. We set off from Portimao and headed via the beautiful countryside to a sleepy town called Alcoutim which is on the eastern Algarve and on the Guadiana River.There is a small river boat that will take you to the “other side” and before you know it you are in Spain.

As you can see by this lovely picture of my brother and another friend. The boats are very comfy and completely safe.

Once on the other side of the river you land in the Spanish town of Sanlucar de Guadiana. You are then taken to a wooden hut and fitted out with the correct gear. Safety hat and harness etc.

Its worth noting a few points at this stage.