Evora

Dinner in Mora was at a traditional Portuguese restaurant with some interesting dishes/translation issues

 

Somehow we ended up with lamb and pork, in the usual vast Portuguese quantities.

The weather was forecast to be hot, so even though it was a shorter ride of 36.9 miles today, I set off fairly early. I was glad I did as the 1st half of the ride was uphill into a hot headwind, tree trunks complaining throughout

 

The roads were mostly empty apart from a baajam

This is a Portuguese stone circle called Cromeleque das Fontainhas, not as big as Stonehenge but dates from 4000 BC so worth a quick detour

 

I slogged on getting hotter and hotter and predictably slightly lost in a big town with bone shaking cobbles.

The support crew and I arrived at the same time but couldn't check in until 3, so Bob was locked away in a meeting room and we set off to find post ride fuel aka beer (and an omelette!)

We then hit the tourist trail in this beautiful, historic town. First stop was the Largo de S.Francisco and the Chapel of  Bones. The sign over the entrance translates as 'We bones that are here, we are waiting for yours' - all very macabre. 

 

 

The view from the roof was much prettier 

 

 

They didn't stint on the interior decoration either

 

After  all that touristy exertion, there was a need for ice cream obviously