DAY 5
Never Give Up!
We left you in the last post with our night in the beautiful Odeceixe, and after all this time we remember
every single thing of the little town.
We woke up at 8.00 o’clock, a little bit tired because of the day before,Bruno had headache and Arthur was worried about his knee after what is happened at the beginning of spring in Bologna, do you remember it? –> From Bologna To Florence
The road wasn’t hard but due of our condition we had to slow down in order to avoid accidents.
Breakfast time! Before the road of pain we had a great breakfast in a local bar and then we mounted on our bikes to reach Vilanova de Milfontes, it surely helped to restore our condition!
Nothing is better than cappuccino & Croissants, nothing. 😀
From Odeceixe to Vilanova it’s just about 45 kms-50 depending on which route you prefer to follow. We followed the one that pass through S.Teotonio and proceed toward the crossroad of Odemira. Here we decided to skip Odemira and take the N393 in order to shorten the road.
We were in the middle of the route and hungry, but a (not great) surprise was waiting for us.
Important Lesson: NEVER TRUST THE BREAD!
Bruno’s headache was killing him so we decided to stop at the local Aldi before the crossroads.
First of all (and this is a precious advice) keep your eyes on the price! We entered in the supermarket just to buy some bread and ham. Result? 16 euros! You may say what did you buy, if the bread was made of gold and dream and you know what? It was made of nightmares! We were cutting the bread outside the
supermarket when we realized that all the bread we bought was filled with a weird meat and GARLIC! A lot of GARLIC! The positive side is that we discovered what we don’t like! That’s why we came back in the supermarket and bought some real bread! Stretching and back on the road!
It was an hard ride but we reached Vila Nova De Milfontes very early, around 4.30 p.m.
Vila Nova De Milfontes: Embrace the Ocean!
Finally Vila Nova, finally the first beach on the ocean! What a spectacle!
The beach was very particular, to reach it we had to follow a little path in the wild and pass through a lot of rock stacked on
itselves. Rock stacking is considered a form of natural art which consist in stacking rocks and create something like a tower. Look at the photos below!
We relaxed on the beach talking and taking photos, then we decided to reach our guesthouse for the night.
The GuestHouse For Excellence: Casa Do Adro!
Once arrived we received a very warm welcome from Idalia and her husband, the owners of the guesthouse.
We have discovered that this place is one of the most known in Vila Nova de Milfontes and we also discovered why!
The 2 owners are simply the best! They welcomed us with a slice of chocolate cake and hot tea! What’s better after a day riding a bicycle?
The house is really spectacular, the atmosphere brought us to our grandparents houses. It’s like a gradmahouse with a very special touch of class! Our room was big enough for two person and the bathroom is the best to have some relax: a big bathub with hydromassage!
What else? A little courtyard where to park the bikes and a balcony where to enjoy the fresh air and the free beers for the guests!
Take a look at this cozy house:
W H A T A B R E A K F A S T !
Vila Nova is very quite at night and to have a walk till the ocean is something you can’t miss.
We decided to have a dinner in a local restaurant and then we went back to the guesthouse for the night.
When we woke up we had the best surprise of the world! The biggest breakfast ever seen on this planet.
Just look these photo:
Bread, jam, bread, ham, eggs, a lot of fruit, a big choices of tea, toasted bread with honey.. ALL TOP QUALITY!
We were ready to face another day!
Thanks for reading, see you in the next post: From Vilanova to Santo Adres! We’re going to speak about
Porto Covo, a jungle and the highway! 🙂
KEEP PEDALING!
Arthur & Bruno – BikesPhilosophy
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Hi,
Enjoyed your most recent post. We went to Portugal on our first trip to Europe back in 1969 and loved it.
Re stacking of stones. Do you know about Inukshuks, which are stacked stone figures made by Canadian Inuit people?
Irene G.
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Thanks a lot! 🙂
No, never heard about it but searching on Google I saw an Inukshuk really cool that looks like a snowboarder! 🙂
Bruno
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