Another great day of cycling behind us. We started off a bit later than usual and slightly paid the price in terms of heat, but it all went very well over all!
We started off by heading out of Sagres back through Vila do Bispo, even passing yesterday's lunchtime café. The first part of today's riding was into a strong headwind, just to wake up the legs properly.
We did most of this stretch on a road alongside or near to a major road, which we were warned was in a poor condition. But it was a much better condition than many roads we've been on!
There were some lovely views of the Algarvian hills. We also spotted lots of interesting nature including three hoopoes, many snails clustering on weeds, and the classic trio of almond trees, carobs, and figs.
As we continued, we spent more time close to the coast, which meant lots more amazing views round bends in the road like this.
It was a day of lots of hills - one particularly steep one was after a stop in Salema (where we had a much needed refreshing drink), before Burgau.
Quite a lot of the route was following EV1, which sometimes gave us a helpful green line to follow on the road. Much easier than looking for tiny signposts and quite fun.
We could feel we were getting into resort territory. In fact we went right through Praia da Luz.
From there it wasn't too much further into Lagos, our destination for the day. We enjoyed a big meal, a relaxing time next to/in the pool, and a lovely evening stroll to see some sights.
Treated ourselves to some Algarvian delicacies too!
Today's statistics: 41.9km, 629m of ascent. More ascent than any other day (except Sesimbra to Melides), compressed into a relatively short distance.
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