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Great Group of People and Great Ride!
Portugal Bike Tours的点评
点评：We did a 7 day tour "Toward the Algarve", which included 5 days of biking (about 340kms). There were 9 people in total on the tour, with a mix of regular and e-bikes. We varied in age from mid 40s to mid 70s. Considering that the tour was the last of the season, the weather was exceptional, with only one day of rain/storms on the last day. The hotels/meals were exceptional. Our guide, Andrea, was patient, funny, helpful, and informative as to the areas we biked through. His smile and sense of humour kept everyone on schedule in a comfortable and friendly way. He shared a lot of info on the flora, fauna, and industries/agriculture in each of the areas. He happened to hear that I was missing "my vegetables" as many of the places we had eaten over our first 2 weeks of travelling were protein/carb heavy. He went out of his way to order veggies for each of the suppers, which was appreciated! At one point, the group asked to stop at a coffee shop, which was not part of the initial schedule, and Andrea, readjusted the plan to accommodate the request.
All the equipment was of top quality, and clean, including the van. The bikes use Garmin GPSs to "self guide" each rider. Fair warning to those that need glasses... the screens are small and hard to see in the sun light. Polarized sunglasses didn't help. I personally needed to put my reading glasses on at times to be able to see where the turns were, etc. I wish there had been "voice" assistance since that would have helped to know which turns were coming where couldn't see the screen. I wasn't alone with this frustration, and honestly it is a bit dangerous, because you end up looking down more than you would like to have to. Also, the system lagged sometimes, which sometimes meant missing a turn and having to go back. Luckily, we had a rider that was experienced with this unit and often waiting for the others in the group at the critical turns to ensure no one missed them! .
The days were all well organized and timed by Andrea and he kept the group well informed as to departure times, break times, etc. Since the fall days are shorter, he did a good job ensuring we arrived before sundown each day. The last day, was a bit tricky weather-wise with high winds, and heavy rain/ hail potential. Andrea navigated us through the storms with perfect timing, allowing us to finish our ride and see all the sights. Obviously, there was a bit of good luck, but he watched the weather closely and was ready to pick us up should there have been a need. His picnic lunches were always good. The only thing we wondered is if there could have been a sit down lunch in the towns where there were little cafes, instead of a picnic, just to change it up a bit, and break up the biking a bit-- there were a couple of longer days (about 85 kms) that felt like "just" biking since we were inland and often on the sides of highways where there were not great views. We had hoped to ride along the coast, so we were in a bit disappointed to be biking mostly inland-- when we asked Andrea, he explained that there aren't many bike trails/doable paths along the coast so that wasn't really possible. Would have been good to know this as part of tour info since most of the pictures do show "view points" and coastal bike paths, which is a bit misleading. Having said that, the view points that were at the end of the trails and some of the days had great views even from the highways! Breathtaking in spots and definitely made the trek worth it.
All the equipment was of top quality, and clean, including the van. The bikes use Garmin GPSs to "self guide" each rider. Fair warning to those that need glasses... the screens are small and hard to see in the sun light. Polarized sunglasses didn't help. I personally needed to put my reading glasses on at times to be able to see where the turns were, etc. I wish there had been "voice" assistance since that would have helped to know which turns were coming where couldn't see the screen. I wasn't alone with this frustration, and honestly it is a bit dangerous, because you end up looking down more than you would like to have to. Also, the system lagged sometimes, which sometimes meant missing a turn and having to go back. Luckily, we had a rider that was experienced with this unit and often waiting for the others in the group at the critical turns to ensure no one missed them! .
The days were all well organized and timed by Andrea and he kept the group well informed as to departure times, break times, etc. Since the fall days are shorter, he did a good job ensuring we arrived before sundown each day. The last day, was a bit tricky weather-wise with high winds, and heavy rain/ hail potential. Andrea navigated us through the storms with perfect timing, allowing us to finish our ride and see all the sights. Obviously, there was a bit of good luck, but he watched the weather closely and was ready to pick us up should there have been a need. His picnic lunches were always good. The only thing we wondered is if there could have been a sit down lunch in the towns where there were little cafes, instead of a picnic, just to change it up a bit, and break up the biking a bit-- there were a couple of longer days (about 85 kms) that felt like "just" biking since we were inland and often on the sides of highways where there were not great views. We had hoped to ride along the coast, so we were in a bit disappointed to be biking mostly inland-- when we asked Andrea, he explained that there aren't many bike trails/doable paths along the coast so that wasn't really possible. Would have been good to know this as part of tour info since most of the pictures do show "view points" and coastal bike paths, which is a bit misleading. Having said that, the view points that were at the end of the trails and some of the days had great views even from the highways! Breathtaking in spots and definitely made the trek worth it.
翻译：我们参加了为期 7 天的“前往阿尔加维”之旅，其中 5 天是骑自行车（约 340 公里）。这次旅行共有 9 人，有普通自行车也有电动自行车。我们的年龄从 40 多岁到 70 多岁不等。考虑到这次旅行是本季的最后一场，天气非常好，最后一天只有一天下雨/暴风雨。酒店/餐饮都很棒。我们的导游 Andrea 很有耐心、风趣、乐于助人，并且对我们骑车经过的地区了如指掌。他的微笑和幽默感让每个人都以舒适友好的方式按时到达目的地。他分享了很多关于每个地区的植物群、动物群和工业/农业的信息。他碰巧听说我很想念“我的蔬菜”，因为我们在旅行的前两周吃过的许多地方都富含蛋白质/碳水化合物。他特意为每顿晚餐都点了蔬菜，我很感激！有一次，团队要求在一家咖啡店停下来，这不在最初的计划中，安德里亚重新调整了计划以满足这一要求。
所有设备都是顶级品质，而且干净整洁，包括面包车。自行车使用 Garmin GPS 来“自我引导”每个骑手。对于那些需要戴眼镜的人来说，需要提醒的是……屏幕很小，在阳光下很难看清。偏光太阳镜没有帮助。我个人有时需要戴上老花镜才能看到转弯的地方等。我希望有“语音”辅助，因为那将有助于知道哪些转弯即将到来，而我看不到屏幕。我并不是唯一一个有这种沮丧情绪的人，老实说，这有点危险，因为你最终会比你希望的更频繁地低头。此外，系统有时会滞后，有时意味着错过转弯并不得不返回。幸运的是，我们有一个骑手对这个装置很有经验，他经常在关键的转弯处等待团队中的其他人，以确保没有人错过他们！。
安德里亚把每一天都安排得井井有条，他让团队清楚地了解出发时间、休息时间等。由于秋天白天较短，他确保我们每天都在日落前到达。最后一天的天气有点棘手，风很大，可能会下大雨/冰雹。安德里亚在完美的时间安排下带领我们穿越风暴，让我们完成了骑行并欣赏了所有的景色。显然，我们运气不错，但他密切关注天气，并随时准备在需要时接我们。他的野餐午餐总是很好。我们唯一想知道的是，是否可以在有小咖啡馆的城镇里坐下来吃午餐，而不是野餐，只是为了改变一下，稍微打破一下骑行的节奏——有几天路程较长（约 85 公里），感觉就像“只是”骑自行车，因为我们在内陆，而且经常在高速公路边，那里的景色并不好。我们原本希望沿着海岸骑行，因此我们有点失望，因为我们大部分时间都在内陆骑行——当我们问 Andrea 时，他解释说，沿海没有太多自行车道/可行的路径，所以这实际上是不可能的。如果能将这一点作为旅游信息的一部分来了解就好了，因为大多数图片都显示了“观景点”和沿海自行车道，这有点误导。话虽如此，但位于小径尽头的观景点和某些日子的景色甚至从高速公路上也能看到很棒的景色！有些地方令人叹为观止，绝对值得一游。
所有设备都是顶级品质，而且干净整洁，包括面包车。自行车使用 Garmin GPS 来“自我引导”每个骑手。对于那些需要戴眼镜的人来说，需要提醒的是……屏幕很小，在阳光下很难看清。偏光太阳镜没有帮助。我个人有时需要戴上老花镜才能看到转弯的地方等。我希望有“语音”辅助，因为那将有助于知道哪些转弯即将到来，而我看不到屏幕。我并不是唯一一个有这种沮丧情绪的人，老实说，这有点危险，因为你最终会比你希望的更频繁地低头。此外，系统有时会滞后，有时意味着错过转弯并不得不返回。幸运的是，我们有一个骑手对这个装置很有经验，他经常在关键的转弯处等待团队中的其他人，以确保没有人错过他们！。
安德里亚把每一天都安排得井井有条，他让团队清楚地了解出发时间、休息时间等。由于秋天白天较短，他确保我们每天都在日落前到达。最后一天的天气有点棘手，风很大，可能会下大雨/冰雹。安德里亚在完美的时间安排下带领我们穿越风暴，让我们完成了骑行并欣赏了所有的景色。显然，我们运气不错，但他密切关注天气，并随时准备在需要时接我们。他的野餐午餐总是很好。我们唯一想知道的是，是否可以在有小咖啡馆的城镇里坐下来吃午餐，而不是野餐，只是为了改变一下，稍微打破一下骑行的节奏——有几天路程较长（约 85 公里），感觉就像“只是”骑自行车，因为我们在内陆，而且经常在高速公路边，那里的景色并不好。我们原本希望沿着海岸骑行，因此我们有点失望，因为我们大部分时间都在内陆骑行——当我们问 Andrea 时，他解释说，沿海没有太多自行车道/可行的路径，所以这实际上是不可能的。如果能将这一点作为旅游信息的一部分来了解就好了，因为大多数图片都显示了“观景点”和沿海自行车道，这有点误导。话虽如此，但位于小径尽头的观景点和某些日子的景色甚至从高速公路上也能看到很棒的景色！有些地方令人叹为观止，绝对值得一游。
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