Join Robin & Joe from “Life Uncorked” as we cycle the roads of Northern Portugal. From Fontao to Ponte de Lima. Enjoying retirement!
good morning this is Robin and Joe with life onced we are going to take you along with us today for a little bike ride um we’re leaving our village and heading into Ponto Lima and there’s some beautiful sites along the way so it’s just going to be a brief little video we have made our first morning espresso stop there’s going to be a few of these today y but uh yeah there you go come along with us and enjoy the ride a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so that was a little break for us there and we’ve got more climbing to [Music] [Music] do this is a little farm we we stop at on the way usually the farmer is out here feeding but it’s pretty quiet today this next batch of climbing toe let’s do it this is the steepest part right yeah okay we’ve got what it takes woohoo let’s do it okay well that first part went a lot better than expected oh my goodness totally out of breath but it really feels good look at this little hidden gemm absolutely gous this is a driveway to a big home here just amazing [Music] n [Music] [Applause] [Music] we are just coming into Ponto Lima going to cross over the old Roman Bridge here soon and it’s just about 6 miles from our little village house get little Park here on the Square and nice little restaurant we’ve been to a couple of [Music] times it’s turning out to be an awesome ride today it’s a very peaceful spot here yes it had our name on it no yes Shop is open [Music] oh my friend I love this song that lady in where are you go just out for a ride yeah so we left fown fown went up to behind Santa Kumba Sant then down into Ponto Lima out the Camino a little back e back to font oh this is a lovely friend of ours who creates things for the Camino my wife uhhuh his wife also and they make beautiful things and he is here on the oh no good Santiago and he is waiting for the pilgrims to come his wife makes these beautiful dolls YouTube I know yeah look at this incredible sign and he loves nothing more than meeting and talking to all the hikers that come by really really cool so we just met this lovely young lady she is hiking her Camino D Santiago is this your first pilgrimage her very first pilgrimage she loved PMA so she decided to stay two nights yeah for 86 887 theam you raise fine today yeah right s and then and now now I’m ring the [Laughter] bell that’s me does she ring the bell now he’s getting something else ready he makes all these lovely items I don’t know how much you can see but look at all the beautiful things he makes mad this for you you don’t pay anything you pay what shall I ring the bell the B no ah oh that’s cool I’m okay good food oh off you de thank [Music] you Cino coming into our lovely downtown the Lima river which we need to get our Kayak Out on and that we’re going to film for you soon [Music] oh yeah let’s do it that sounds great I’m going to get this statue bum Camino bum Camino thank you we are going to stop and grab a chicken wing some protein and some carbs to power us through the rest of this journey today it’s at 33% pretty good you think go with that for a little yeah [Music] what ti [Music] so here you have the new bridge back behind it the old [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] go find Joe he has decided to go down here and stick his feet in the water [Music] we’re popping out into a little Valley here with grapes grape Vineyards on the right [Music] and out spreading kind of a high Little Valley that’s pretty close to our [Music] house stop signs here in Portugal say stop [Music] wow really [Music] at this [Music] [Music] one they have every dog in the neighborhood [Applause] Here Comes Robin she powered up that Long Hill that Hill is probably about a mile mile and a half long I got 194 take a break in the shade a so what do you think are you going to make it I’m going to make it this this was a good ride good ride I’m feeling it I was feeling really weak starting out but my muscles have pumped up and I’m feeling good now it’s because we stopped and got chicken wings yes that too she’s powering on that last chicken wing oh yeah we are coming back into our village [Music] and almost home yay they got out the other day I think they’re loose again oh no they’re oh yeah they broke their chain back to the Village hola Bard Maria to Divine ah yay we made it back guys and Joe got my bike racks on the little VW up gety up hi boys hi boys come here mocha mocha you want Biscuit hi Beasley hi hi mama’s home don’t Che that tail don’t Che that tail hi Beasley look look Beasley where you going where you going where’s mocha where’s mocha mocha you want a biscuit come on Mocha come on now hi de mo hi there what you doing guys hi who wants a biscuit who wants a biscuit who wants a biscuit not at like to dance to that tune who wants a biscuit want your biscuit sit sit don’t wiggle that tail don’t wiggle okay sit okay so what do we have Joe see what we did today okay looks like we did about 20 72 miles with 1,020 ft of elevation gain so fantastic yeah pretty good ride okay so thank you so much for watching we appreciate it hope you enjoy the little video till next time thanks for watching bye-bye [Music] a [Music]