A summer experience

I have spent the last month in Portugal. Once I was settled in I began some running. Running was very different there. I stayed in a small village with no sidewalks, so in order to avoid the main roads I ran down side roads which were mostly dirt roads.

It was a very quiet experience (although I did listen to my music). Normally, I am used to many people, cars, buses, houses, etc, however that was not what I experienced there. Most of my run took me past farms, fields of corn and potatoes and even a dairy farm (my cousin's). I loved the change of scenery although there was some other things I needed to adjust to, including the smell of manure.

I am glad to be back at home and am looking forward to going for my first outdoor run here.