First day of the year and it's time to start setting goals for the objectives of the year. In 2015 I will dedicate myself also to travel around. Bike, car, train, airplane; of whatever. I want to know new places, new people and cultures.
I got up early and tied the Monte Campo on the bike. I looked at the map and decided to take a tour of places that i didn´t for a long time.
I left Oliveira de Azeméis and headed to Vale de Cambra to enter the road of S. Pedro do Sul. Few kilometers and had the first stop of the day: The Eng. Duarte Pacheco dam, along with Roge.
Breathes tranquility that little piece of paradise. Near Serra da Freitas, could put the legend Bariloche that few would have given the difference. Wonderful, sublime, the trip had been worth it for that landscape.
Follow way to Oliveira de Frades, a cold coil that accompanies every corner of the mountain, a constant up and down. A road that passes through Cepelos, Junqueira and Arões, mythical names of rallying.
Reached Oliveira de Frades, I headed to Caramulo. Always going up!
No longer would there since my last participation on the hillclimb, in 2011. The town is so friendly and picturesque, along with the villages around them. Witn no racing, everything takes a different rhythm, much more calm and quiet.
Go up to the Cabeço de Neve and had lunch: one sandwiche. Then followed by a dirt road that connects the various electric windy towers
. I saw the Serra da Estrela, Serra da Freitas and the sea.
The way back home was by Agueda along a road with nested curves and at three in the afternoon had not yet dried. I went through several streams that after Pateira of Fermentelos, help fill the Vouga.
More than 150 km of knowledge, to revive the places where had passed. It was a good day 1 January.
A gray and cold weather welcomed us today in Sydney. The rain threatened and it looked like the Serra da Estrela was next door.We had planned to go to the beach - just to see - but thought it would be better do it tomorrow, if the weather cleared.So,
we went by tube to Kings Cross - Sydney Red Light District - to
see the biggest Coca-Cola announcement of the southern hemisphere -
which craze! And, just like yesterday at the post office, I have serious doubts
that littlelyoutdoor is the largest in the south of the globe.From there we follow towards Parramatta. We arrived to a very fancy area, behind the Botanical Garden were is parked where some of the Australian war fleet. Among the "little boats", with a colossal size, an aircraft carrier. Wow, even the far, far away, I felt tiny!In this area, some old warehouses converted into a hotel and
very beautiful houses side the water, a marina with beautiful boats:
Sunseeker, Riva, Princess, wrapping other didn`t recognize the brand
but it filled me measurements.Here too, a typical mobile home food, silver, with Harry's name. In
addition to meat pies and vegetables, hamburgers and other specialties
of this kind of "restaurants", hundreds of photographs of famous people
who have been eating there. Of course I and João took a selfie; It was our face!We cross the Botanical and entered the city, where ancient buildings mingle with the skyscrapers and go down to rocks.We passed Rocks and went up to the bridge, crossing it to the other side.We again see the Opera House from a different perspective and arrived at the Luna Park, the sun came to us.We took pictures, laughed and caught the ferry to the other bank.After a gin in the Opera Kitchen we follow again to Kings Cross to see the Red Light in a more nocturnal perspective.A pint, pass by the supermarket and are at home to cook.Tomorrow is the last day in Sydney. Bondi Beach ?!
