This is the first dirt road that I've noticed on your route. Have there been others? What made the decision to take this one. It looks like good quality riding.

Agreed

But the terraced hillsides are so impressive!

Looks like Scotch Broom, an invasive and difficult to eradicate plant where we live. It is pretty though.

Ah good, I was hoping your sched was the same!

Interesting to follow you heading west, as we head further west just ahead of you and then north to the Spanish border. This will be followed by going south along the coast to Porto. All this noodling about is so that we can use up the necessary time before we arrive in Porto. Still looking forward to meeting you.

Get lots of rest and feel better :)

Beautiful, yet very eerie!

Thank you so much. I basically type a stream of consciousness and I know when I look back on older tours I, too, like where my ramblings have taken me.
Enjoy Zamora. It is a true gem.

You are doing an exemplary job of both telling your touring story so readers feel as if they are riding with you AND documenting for those of us who are following behind. I always appreciate specific lodging and dining option information. Maps are also helpful - then we know where that little dirt road is that you enjoyed.

Our day into Zamora is short - you've given us a good list of places to go see with our half day off.

Of the cyclists I have seen on the road this week (roadies or off-roaders) I would say virtually all of them had a flashing red light. Additionally every one of them had a helmet and every one of them was faster than me!! (I had my helmet on, too.)

Unless I am going for tapas at a bar, I put on long pants in a restaurant. I have found that women tend to dress up more than their male companion. That being said, most males wore a collared shirt (I do not) but oftentimes they were wearing denim jeans. None looked overly casual, excepting again, in the bars or bar sections.

I mention the bars because over this busy weekend, the restaurants have been filled with customers with reservations so I have eaten some meals in the bar section of these same restaurants. Still nice, but less formal. Same food.

As for the timing of dinner at 8 pm, I have tried, but it is just too late for me, so I either have a big lunch or eat tapas somewhere.

We are all about visibility! I see you also have a blinky light. I've read that rear lights cannot be set to blink in Europe. Is that correct? My lights have a much shorter life when set on steady mode.

Also, what do you wear for bottoms when going out to eat? We've been told we need to dress 'better' during our upcoming Spain/Portugal trip. Better was defined as a skirt for me and pants for my husband. No flip flops. I'm not sure how much we will be going out to dinner, with the late dining hours there. Most likely we will often have a late lunch. We are wondering about appropriate clothing. It's enough to be an obnoxious American, much less a poorly dressed one.

It was nice yesterday morning and last night, but the light was magical this morning. An example of an AP.

Oh my gosh, this is gorgeous

I expect your unit has rubber buttons around the perimeter of the device. So, in case you ever have a problem with these switches...
Internally there are rubber tabs that press into momentary contact switches on the circuit board. These rubber tabs can wear out so pushing them does nothing. Something else (stick, pin, paper clip, etc) needs to be poked into the hole to click the contact switch. There are youtube videos to guide you. Better than throwing away an otherwise good device.