Around Alentejo: Day 5; Fri 8 March 2024; Cuba to Evora

And so the last day. The fastest- 13.2 mph for 39.1 miles with 2,100ft of climb.

Over the final 10 or so miles we averaged 18mph and that was slightly uphill. Have to admit the following wind helped.

And we were fuelled by the best breakfast of the trip:

Local soft goats cheese, scrambled eggs, bread, fruit, yoghurt and excellent coffee. A well deserved winner.

Left Cuba at the for us incredibly early time of before 09.00. Fortunately the helpful owner of Cuba Real prevented an immediate nav error and sent us in the right direction.

Forecast was for showers so we pushed to get some distance done before another deluge like the night before.

Swollen river. Fields very soggy too.

Into Alvito in a light drizzle. Rather damp and miserable (the place not us).

Then the sun came out and enjoyable cycling through the soft countryside:

We decided to not have our usual coffee break until we’d got about half way in Viana do Alentejo. This was at the top of a long slog of a hill but nowhere was open.

Very steep descent as we headed north.

So on to a village called Aguiar where a little café was open. Coffee and pastries and seats in the sun, chatting with one of the locals.

Then the last 10 or so miles that we flew along.

We were on the N254. It was fast with quite a lot of traffic but it got us to Evora by 12.30 or so. I returned the bike to Galacio Bikes and back to the guesthouse.

Tropical rainfall all that evening so very happy we weren’t still out cycling.

A great trip.