Sunday 23 June 2019

More Shenanigans

The plan was to go Sintra, a hilltop village. As we climbed another tight twisty road into the mist, we come to a No Entry sign, blocking our way just 900m short of our target. Thanks Tomtom. Why?

An alternative is selected. "In eighty metres bear left".  In 5 metres after bearing left, I see a barrier up ahead. Reverse. Decided, enough was enough, so choose to skip the Sintra visit and head for fuel stop. Even then, Tomtom is trying to send us right where roads don't exist. Sanch blames Portugese ordinance survey for having out of date mapping. 

By hook or crook, we reach the fuel stop. I take this opportunity to adjust the tyre pressures once more. The rain and the muddy track have covered the bikes in crap, so much more so than the adventure bikes we saw at the Cabo ( again, who needs a GS?), so we use the water hose to wash them down. 

Ginny, covered in muck


German GS, clean as they come!

It's a fairly short ride from the fuel stop to Lisbon, so should be there in good time to do some sight seeing. 


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