Pedro

I have noticed a drop in ride reports, so have been looking at every motorway emergency gravel exit for her, but no news! @yen_powell had been missing for fucking ages, though!

Are those the kind you screw from the outside of the tire or from the inside? Looking forward to those reports, but do carry some warm soup with you or whatever, looks like unforgiving terrain for an older person…

Haven’t listened to podcasts in years now, but Revisionist History was my alltime favourite. It’s about history, obviously (although US oriented), so it’s always current.

What did you do to have so many old ones? I know nothing about computers but have the impression an old macbook is a very well built thing. I’ve bought three MacBook Airs, all the same except the later one with a bigger memory, lost the first two for two different car robberies, but this current one has endured a lot of punishment inside my bike’s pannier and works like new.

Start switching relays, two won’t have broken at the same time. I did that in Morocco once, sound logic. Bike came back on a trailer…

I thought it had something to do with the stock market, but wikipedia says different: The history of the day is linked to the chaotic scenes of Philadelphia in the 1960s. It was then termed as Black Friday when Philadelphia Police used it to describe the havoc caused by the suburban tourists flooding the city for the holiday shopping.

Just bought some software, I think it was my first ever black friday purchase.

Happy Birthday Phil!

It is lovely, but feels cold.

Don’t know where I’ll go tomorrow, but it won’t be on a ferry to Africa.

Thank you, but turns out I won't need much luck. A lot of stuff came up today and I will have to dedicate some time to work next week, so Morocco is out. Not much of a bummer because my heart wasn't really in it either, felt like I was going to do it for the sake of it. Regardless, did have a nice ride today leaving home and heading to the Algarve all the way on back roads. Left later than usual, at around 10. Everything was really pretty now that we had some rain, 2 or 3 hours later stopped for lunch by the side of the road next to a pretty field, and had my sandwich. It felt a lot colder than the thermometer showed, so it was a treat to stand under the sunshine. There was absolutely no traffic, three vehicles passed during the entire time, so I had fun taking pictures standing in the middle of the road. 20 minutes later, and I stopped for a post lunch espresso, like you do. Heading South on the N2, this used to be Portugal's main road if you were to drive through this part of the country. Getting to the Algarve, I took to some smaller roads. weather, the twisties and the tarmac were perfect, but I took a detour via some dirt roads with some nice views. The destination would be the same were you to stick to nice tarmac roads, and only a 10 or 15 minute delay by taking these. Below the tarmac bit that will take me the last 10 or 15km to the seaside, which you already see in the distance in the previous pictures. I love this part of the Algarve, riding in hills and mountains but not more than 10 or 15km from the beach and with a clear view to it from above. After a warm shower, I went for a walk. This is the same place I stayed in last year before leaving Portugal, watched the end of the sunset by the water, and started being attacked by mosquitoes, so went for a walk.

Wasted opportunity, not having a traillie with this engine.

Southern Portugal today

Tomorrow morning I’m setting off on a few days trip, I’ve been strugling a little lately, bad emotions and an overall dark mood. Nothing sorts my mental health (such a millennial expression!) like spending a few days on the bike so that’s what I’m going to do. The plan is to head south and avoid rain as much as possible, I’m packing my passport because Morocco is an obvious destination, I like going South. Instead of posting a big ride report like before, I’ll try to upload a few pictures each day and just a few words along with them. One sidecase is packed, the other containing all the clothing and laptop still isn’t. Was just visited by @Mateiro and cooked a lovely oven codfish with tiny tatters for dinner, and am now enjoying rum by the fire and watching Friends on tv. Seems the other luggage is going to be left for tomorrow morning. Temperatures are now getting colder, but I’m hoping for blue skies tomorrow, and getting on a small road taking my time heading south. Small roads take longer, but also allow me to take work calls without my clients (and more importantly, bosses/suppliers) realising I’m not in the office. See you tomorrow.

The beer shop? Marcel, after all those nice trails through lovely forests you stop to take a picture for ATV of the month under a motorway bridge?

The Supershaft!

For the test! And we are.

Pretty cool to have sand compact enough to ride a bicycle on.

Study harder next time, Pete. You're either on the computer talking to your online friends or riding the motorcycle!

Just put the washing on, today I'll go the supermarket in the old E30. It's starting to get cold now, although it's clean blue skies. In the afternoon I'll pack the bike and maybe having a friend over for dinner tonight. Tomorrow I'll head south leasurely, for a few days.

Your Bike, Out, Landscape format

Bike Of The Month, Bike. Come on.

Bike hasn’t moved in two years, Phil, and it’s not yours now. Maybe change to one of the blue one out somewhere?