Dennis was super happy, we finally had the chance to go mountain biking. Pedro drove us out to the country and we road down a gravelly jeep style road. It was slightly hilly, but beautiful terrain.
At the Bacalhoa Winery there were these odd sculptures out in front!
On the way out there, we stopped at the Bacalhoa Winery and bought some delicious Moscatel Roxo (Red). I wish we could have purchased an entire case, but we were going to be travelling over the next week and didn’t want to lug it around from place to place!
We also visited a Mom and Pop tile factory named Ceramica Do Lapidario (email them at lapidario at clix dot pt or call them at 212191123, for tour information and products). We met with the crafts people and purchased some hand painted mosaic tiles. It was neat to take a small tour and learn how they make the tile. The gal who painted our tiles has been doing so since she was a little girl.
Later that afternoon, Pedro drove us to another area and we rode the bikes downhill to a very nice beach. We lounged about on the beach for an hour and then called it a day!
The Guys!
Tough Biker Chick!
Dennis just after ascending the crux hill. It wasn’t that bad, but I think we all had to dismount and walk the last little bit.
View at the End of the Ride! Pretty Countryside!
We rode down to the little beach in the picture! It was super fun!
Our downhill excursion started at a high point of Arrabida National Park!
Taking a break to enjoy the view…The downhill ride was thrilling, but hard to take one’s eyes off the road!
We came from the notch in the ridge to the left! It was a long and exhilarating ride down!
We had the whole beach to ourselves!
Love VFF’s on the beach!
Tags: 10th Anniversary, Adventure Tour, Arrabida National Park, Bacalhoa Winery, Mountain Biking, Portugal, Portuguese Beach