| Friday, 14 February, 2014 |
| Heading out of work into the rain that had been plaguing Britain for the previous 8 weeks it wasn’t to the thought of sunnier climbs as the weather forecast made it clear that Portugal had been hit by pretty much the same continuously wet weather… |
| Saturday, 15 February, 2014 |
| If the previous evening had been foul then the morning after the night before was, as so often is the case, glorious. The sun was shining, an almost clear blue sky and a massive breakfast buffet after a lovely long lie-in… |
| Sunday, 16 February, 2014 |
| Another long lie-in and massive breakfast combo set me up for the day… |
| Monday, 17 February, 2014 |
| Yet another long lie in and large late breakfast before it was time to pack up and head back towards the station… |