When:  6th of July 2020 – 1st of August 2020
Distance covered:  2.800 km
Duration:  27 days
Starting Point:  Arc de Triomphe, Paris (France)
Ending Point:  Marina de Portimao, Algarve (Portugal)
Status:  Completed

Together with my friend Jonathan, I officially started the Zerow-Emission journey in early July 2020 with my bicycle from Paris. From Paris we headed towards the French Atlantic coast south of Bordeaux and passed through the famous surfing town of Biarritz. Once we crossed the border to Spain, we entered the Cordillera Cantábrica with its stunning mountain sceneries. A lot of nights we were able to camp on the cliffs right next to the ocean, while spending the days with climbing many stunningly beautiful mountain passes. After 18 days of cycling, we reached our biggest waypoint: Santiago de Compostela – the legendary endpoint of the Camino de Santiago. We enjoyed a cold beer and the scenery of the city for a couple of hours, but quickly went back to business and passed the border to Portugal. In Portugal we passed through the beautiful cities of Porto and Lisbon, as well as the famous big wave spot Nazaré. After almost getting arrested by the Portuguese police for cycling over a bridge that apparently was a highway and forbidden for cyclist, we made good progress and reached the Algarve after 27 days of cycling. Jonathan and I spent some well-deserved vacation days in Lagos, before I cycled the last 15km by myself to the Marina de Portimao from where I would 1 year later start my row across the Atlantic Ocean.