Today's ride was fantastic except for the part where I got lost. We covered about 30 miles visiting Borba and Estremoz. Estremoz is where I got lost. We were biking back down over cobblestones from the citadel and the statue dedicated to Saint Queen Isabel when my water bottle was jarred loose. I stopped to pick it up and then everyone was gone. These are narrow little streets with lots of turns so easy to get lost. I biked back down to the town center and waited for someone to find me.
Picture of the aforementioned citadel
As you can see from the picture, it was a cloudy and cool day with a threat of rain. I wore both my tights and light Ibex shirt all day.
We also biked past cork trees. 60% of the cork produced in the world comes from Portugal. Our friends from Portugal call it "Portugal's gold" as it is a highly profitable crop.
The number on the tree indicates the year when the cork was removed. They remove the cork once every nine years.
In addition to cork trees, the countryside here has orange trees, olive trees, vineyards and sheep and cows.
We also stopped by a marble quarry. Want to know why marble is so expensive? Look at what it takes to quarry it.
You can barely see the men and equipment at the bottom of this pit.
Tomorrow is the longest ride of the week. Looking forward to it.
Picture of the aforementioned citadel
As you can see from the picture, it was a cloudy and cool day with a threat of rain. I wore both my tights and light Ibex shirt all day.
We also biked past cork trees. 60% of the cork produced in the world comes from Portugal. Our friends from Portugal call it "Portugal's gold" as it is a highly profitable crop.
The number on the tree indicates the year when the cork was removed. They remove the cork once every nine years.
In addition to cork trees, the countryside here has orange trees, olive trees, vineyards and sheep and cows.
We also stopped by a marble quarry. Want to know why marble is so expensive? Look at what it takes to quarry it.
You can barely see the men and equipment at the bottom of this pit.
Tomorrow is the longest ride of the week. Looking forward to it.
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