Weekend trip to Alcacer do Sal - Day 2
Dear all,
The internet was so slow yesterday at the camping that took me nearly 1h20 to upload the pictures to the blog.
It was slightly warmer than I was expecting and the grass was quite comfy. I was so tired that I even have missed the matress that I left in Lisbon.
I decided not to set any alarm clock, trusting that I would mot sleep all day long! Morning was in slow mode, afterall, why to rush?
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| Breakfast! |
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| Ready to start the day |
This picture was taken by a French lady who came to take a picture of the trailer, as her husband would like to get a picture of it, but he went cycling in the morning while I was sleeping. |
| Fully packed and ready to go |
Pardon, je ne sais pas votre nom, mais il y a ete un plaisire de parler un petit peu avec vous. Je vous sauhaite une bonne voyage au Portugal!
I headed to the center, avoiding the shortest route to my destination, but I really wanted to see the center. Afterall, it has been some years since I stopped in Alcacer do Sal.
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| Alcacer do Sal |
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| Why it's not lunch time?? I would try one of each! :) |
The river is called Sado and it is the only one in Portugal that flows North.
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| Peter Lamb and the river Sado |
It was already midday and the sun was so intense!
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| May a Lamb join you doing nothing? :) |
Alcacer do Sal and this region is known for the rice it is produced here:
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| Rice fields and the river Sado |
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| Alcacer do Sal |
The road towards Troia is quite nice, being troia a bit over 40km from Alcacer do Sal.
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| N253 towards Comporta |
This road is crossed by a railway bridge that was build by the company I work for.
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| Bridge for railway |
The cycling continued for some kilometers and I had a short stop for some fruits and rest a bit.
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| Can you hurry up with the picture? I am hungry!!! |
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| Grapes! |
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| Mu ride at km10 milestone |
Time to be back on the road, trying to reach the ferry boat on time!
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| Peter Lamb followed by extrawheel |
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| Struggling with the intense heat |
I arrived at Comporta, but had no time to visit the museum once again. I have been told that it is worthy!
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| Some more rice fields |
It did not take long to find the ocean! Really nice blue colour, i am not sure how the pictures really look like the reality there.
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| The Atlantic Ocean |
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| Have to find courage to bike on those hills someday soon |
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| Peter Lamb on happy mode |
I was quite tired at this phase and run out of water again. I needed to rest for a while and cycling was going waaaay slowly after this point.
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| The ferry boat to Setubal |
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| Almost there! |
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| Ready for disembarking |
The ride costs 3,50 and bike is for free. They have free wifi on board now.
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| My ride on the cruise ship :) |
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| Troia and Arrabida mountains behind |
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| The other ferry boat bound to Troia |
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| Peter Lamb |
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| Peter Lamb |
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| Approaching Setubal |
After disembarking I headed straight to the train station that would take me back to Lisbon. I lost the train forma metter of seconds, so I needed to wait one hour for the next one!
The details of my ride (only the main part of the day) can be found here:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/511945611
In total I have cycled 152,88 km on this trip. i am tired, but happy!
That's all for now folks.
See you at my next trip!
Best,
Peter
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