{"id":3736,"date":"2012-06-02T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T11:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2015-07-02T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T19:02:33","slug":"day-6-thursday-june-1-armacao-de-pera-to-tavira-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=3736","title":{"rendered":"Day 6, Friday, June 1 – Armacao de Pera to Tavira, Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, on our hike out of town, we were greeted with an enthusiastic honk from a car that had slowed beside us…….it was our host from last night, wishing us a good trip. \u00a0It was a warm cheerful smile to the cold, overcast and very <\/em>windy morning we were riding in to. \u00a0From our room we could not tell the direction of the wind, but knew as soon as we were on our course, it was going to be a long day. The city of Armac\u00e3o de P\u00eara has a lot of high rises, on the beach and several miles inland, but not much else to see.\"\"<\/a>Once again, we rode along the highway, but with the wind in our face as strong as it was, we saw very little for the struggle of biking the hills into the wind. \"\"<\/a> It is a good thing the two of us enjoy biking as much as we do; tough to understand for many , but it’s good to be in the saddle…..maybe not<\/em> for 5+ hours, though. \u00a0Given our course, however, it seems this trip will be more of a ‘destination’ ride; not as much scenery along the way, but hopefully, the towns we stay in.<\/p>\n

We passed many orange and tangerine orchards\"\"<\/a>as well as stands selling two and an half pound bags for just over $1.00.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Needing a break and Faro just up ahead, we took a turn into town. \u00a0Managed to find a nice park bench along the water and out of the wind for lunch.<\/p>\n

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Faro has a nice waterfront with a pretty park and center square.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Much like yesterday, for an hour after lunch the ride was ‘relatively’ flat, still a head wind, but not as much climbing; always appreciated. \u00a0But the break did not last long! \u00a0Our course did turn slightly north, so the headwind we’d been facing all day, was slightly off our shoulder; we’ll take it.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, the town we had planned to stay in was at the 50 mile mark, so we could stop for the day. \u00a0Travia is a quaint port town,\u00a0\"\"<\/a>where we were fortunate to find a room by the water. \u00a0A stroll around the town\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>and a shot of one of the doors the town is famous for.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And lastly, another great choice for dinner, which began with a scrumptious octopus salad.\"\"<\/a>That’s all for today, good night!\n\t\t