Pedro Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I was being sort of lazy after lunch, a few work e-mails and then started to think of just staying home snoozing instead of going out for my ride. Made an effort thinking it would be the first time I would be riding my familiar roads with the new suspension. At first thought of visiting a friend but didn't really feel like being with anyone and headed for the hills. On the way up, this is maybe my favourite piece of 2km road in this area, bumpy on tight corners with tree roots lifting the tarmac, unfortunately you can't see any of that in this video: Had a good cup of coffee in my favourite cafe up there, regardless of how hot the weather is at my home, up here under these trees it's always nice. A few bikes turn here on sundays, but it's always calm on week days. Heading back down: Someone left a nice couple of circles, I wouldn't be brave enough to do that here. Back in Azambuja I decided to make this a sort of dark motorcycling themed thing as it was a little to early to go home and I felt like taking a little more advantage of the afternoon, ended up with more of a ruin motorcycling than dark. Went to visit the Palacio das Obras Novas (also known as Palacio da Rainha, queen's palace), this building was erected in the end of the eighteenth century and acted as a control point for ship that used to travel in this canal between Lisbon and Vila Nova de Constancia. They had a hotel or an inn of sorts as support for the steam boat traffic, but since the surrounding area was pretty majestic it attracted important guests for long stays, becoming well know for Kind D.Carlos enjoyment of the place. (There you go, culture!) The road leading to it goes through tomato fields, but the last straight used to be lined with a very impressive row of huge palm trees, all gone now from a palm tree beetle infestation a few years ago: Before the bugs ate the palm trees it used to look like this, not my picture: Riding back, past a few trailers full of tomatoes ready to go for the local tomato juice factory, most of the tomato pulp in Portugal is made here. They might be a little overloaded Made it back home pretty dusty. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Brilliant @Pedro........good to see you come over to the darkside! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, XTreme said: Brilliant @Pedro........good to see you come over to the darkside! That’s ironic because riding the bike today is what brought me from the darkside just now 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofia Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 thanks @Pedro!! once again, great report and video!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Fun ride report! Great place to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 nice pics Pedro. What camera are you using? the pics are really sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 minute ago, MooN said: nice pics Pedro. What camera are you using? the pics are really sharp. It’s an Iphone 8, I’m quite happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I thought it might be an I phone. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Great photos Pedro and I like the abandoned palace , what a shame about the palm trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 minute ago, boboneleg said: Great photos Pedro and I like the abandoned palace , what a shame about the palm trees. Yes, a big part of Portugal’s palm trees died that year, my own in front of my house also fell appart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 hour ago, MooN said: I thought it might be an I phone. thanks. Samsung Galaxy A71 is going to be hard to beat Chris......64 megapixel! It can even make a Strom look good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I keep missing the good topics. Great stuff @Pedro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 15 hours ago, XTreme said: Samsung Galaxy A71 is going to be hard to beat Chris......64 megapixel! It can even make a Strom look good! You can now see the wheel strips with extra sharpness! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Pedro said: You can now see the wheel strips with extra sharpness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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