Note that Eileen should be spelt this way & not Eilene
We met up in November 2023 to start the selection of a bike ride for the annual GASBAGS ride. Eight options were put forward and the selection of a ride from Porto to Santiago de Compostela. This ride sounded exciting as the route would be on or close to the Portuguese Camino, walked by many pilgrims over the years. There was a concern that the router might include some rough sections. Thus two routes were designed for each of the five cycling days, (a) a route along the Camino, (b) a route making much more use of roads. The concern then was that if we switched to roads that they might be too busy.
The team for the ride reduced to six – Jeff & Pam; Ray & Bridget; Alec; Mike. We decided to ask Helen Duncan to join us who then asked if her friend Eileen Webb could join us. It was agreed and we now had a team of eight with the agreed date for the ride being May 29th.
We hired e-bikes for each of us from a company called. Vieguini in Porto. The e-bikes were very good as we had no problems desbite cycling on very bumpy ground.
Our route started at Porto and finished at Santiago, with the route divided into 5 cycling days. The Google Maps little man had been dropped on numerous points on the ride to check for rough ground. What the little man did not report back on was cobbles on the first – about 16 miles from 40 miles. We were all shaken to the core. Days 2, 3 and 4 were much more enjoyable as the roads were not too congested when we switched off the track. We crossed the river at Caminha, going from Portugal to Spain, in a small boat.
Day 5, from Pontevedra to Santiago, turned out to be the worst day. Six of us switched off the rough track after 5 miles but then moved onto wide roads with fast moving traffic.
Everyone had a role to play in investigating what we might like to see and visit on the route and in the destinations. We had self-guided tours around Porto and Santiago.
We all enjoyed the company & there is no doubt that we enjoyed the food and drinks. However, I would recommend only cycling on this route if you enjoy mountain-bike cycling.
Thanks to John Lowe for letting me use his fabulous music again.
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