March 31, 2024
Easter in Estremoz
Pedrosillo, Spain - Estremoz, Portugal
Today we reached the end of the car part of our trip. We are in Estremoz, tomorrow we will meet Susan and the day after tomorrow start cycling, at last.
We see absolutely no signs of Easter. For the sake of simplicity, we are staying in hotels close to our route on highways and not going into towns for the night. Everyone else in these hotels seems to be en route as well, no one is celebrating Easter where we are.
The day started on a very sober note. It was pouring rain when we woke up but when we looked out the window at breakfast, we saw it was snowing.
We didn't have a long drive today, our last day on the road, so we took our time and didn't leave until 10. By then it had stopped snowing and the sun peeked out occasionally. Still windy and cold, though, as we drove through a beautiful landscape of rolling hills. What is it going to be like to see this from a bike perspective in a fews days I wonder.
To our right the sky was blue, to our left dark clouds loomed. The dark clouds won and the higher we got, the more snow covered the hills.
Driving southwest from Salamanca towards Cáceres we pass through countryside that we will be biking through in the coming weeks. It's tanatalizing to see it but not have it yet.
What a relief when we finally roll into Estremoz. Too tired for first impression pictures, we just park the car and check in to our very nice hotel. Time for a rest and some decompression. Janos has done a terrific job driving five consecutive days in all kinds of weather, handling the traffic skillfully and always alert. A real hero.
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