Travel light is surely the rule. It's pretty well impossible to stay dry given the forecast, but the biggest problem is not being wet - it's being wet and cold. Given the forecast temperature, then the latter shouldn't be a problem. Personally I'm expecting to get rather wet, but I'll stick to a lightweight top - far too warm to wear anything heavyweight, and it's more to drag up the hills.
Better than wearing a thick layer of fat and getting...well, anyway. Just popped in to say have a good ride and there's all this wussing about weather and peturbation about punctures. Clear your heads of silly thoughts and have a lovely ride. Rain is only water and punctures are only air. You'll be on Earth, and fire will be in your bellies (and under the grill at Madeira.) Buy lots of food from the original 'Greg's' and have fun. Take lots of photos and show the forum some fun!
(I'll be asleep soon, and waking just as you are all congregating by the butcher's shop...Glyn Thomas & Sons mmmoooooooo!)
Bon ap. Love that fried bread!
