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Day 104: The End!
That's it folks! This Spanish odyssey has come to an end and I've returned to the UK. The white cliffs of Dover The numbers have been crunched: * Total distance driven: 3,710 miles
Day 103: Leulinghen-Bernes (Drive)
Just a 321 mile drive, some of it in the rain, and a park-up at the village hall. This leaves me with a 30 minute drive to the ferry terminal tomorrow morning. I
Day 102: Varennes-sur-Loire (cycle)
Oh well, that's it,the final cycle ride of this odyssey has definitely been had. Tomorrow it is a drive to somewhere near to Calais and then the ferry to the UK the
Day 101: Varennes-sur-Loire (Big Drive)
I write this on the droite bank of the Loire, nearest village: Varennes-sur-Loire. So, the cunning plan was to put in a big drive today so that I could cycle tomorrow. When looking
Day 100: Beasain (Drive/Cycle)
Oh yes, A century of days! After a drive, there was a very pleasant cycle in the Basque countryside. Photographs were taken using my mobile phone. Unfortunately the phone has been acting up
Day 99: Lerma (Arrival)
Self portrait with tree and lamppost: 10°C at 8.30 this morning as I walked to the train station - at least 24°C in the sun as I walked back to
Day 98: Pinto (Prado Visit)
Atocha Railway Station Facade: An early start meant a chilly start: 7°C at departure from the van at about 8.30AM. It did mean that I arrived at the Prado Museum to
Day 97: Pinto (Arrival)
Clarifications and Corrections: In my previous post I asserted that I cycled to Jean, what I should have written is Jaen. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused. Today's post: Yesterday it
Day 96 Cabra (Cycling)
Given that I'm currently parked-up in Cabra it seemed appropriate that I should bump into a flock of goats (goat collective nouns: flock, herd, tribe, tripe, drove and trips) These were seen on
Day 95: Cabra (Cycle)
The human body is a very amazing odd contraption! I go for a very pleasant cycle ride and there is hardly the slightest intrusion from the many mosquito bites somewhat randomly distributed over
Day 94: Cabra (Arrival)
There was a bike ride planned for today. However, due to lack of sleep last night brought about by an invasion of mosquitoes, Plan B was invoked: Drive to new location and take
Day 93: Ardales Campsite (Cycle)
A pleasant cycle today that took in a view of the southern end of the Cominito Del Rey, which effectively is the end point of yesterday's guided tour. Here is a photo of
Day 92: Ardales (Cominito Del Rey)
€19.50 to walk 5 kilometres with a guide took about 2 hours. The pace of the walk was not fast but it was still faster than I'd have liked. I think I'd
Day 91: Ardales Campsite (Arrival)
Today is a good day to be an Irish citizen if, as I did, you departed the UK for Europe on the 29th of December! Thankfully I am! Otherwise I would have had
Day 90: Olvera (Cycle)
Cycling today was a game of two halves. The first being the Via Verde de la Sierra. Apparently it was voted the best of the Via Verdes but, I know not who got
Day 89: Olvera (Cycle/Drive)
For all you cyclists out there, I highly recommend the climb from Zahara de la Sierra to the Puerto de Los Acebuches. If you are in the area it is a must do
Day 88: Grazalema (Drive/Cycle)
So the clocks went forward. My circadian rhythm remained unchanged. So I awoke at the usual time and, therefore, was an hour late for the start of the day! Accordingly, today's bike ride
Day 87: Ronda (Cycle)
I rode south out of Ronda on the A-397 for about 22 kilometres. It was a fairly busy road and then I turned right. The contrast was stark: it was a single track
Day 86: Ronda (Cycle/Drive)
It's funny the connections the brain randomly makes. You may have heard of "A Fish Called Wanda", well, I'm in a place called Ronda! Although, I nearly didn't stay: The reason being that
Day 85: Beach West of Malaga (Cycle)
It's been a while in gestation but, I have a plan! I have decided to return to the UK via Madrid. The reason being I once was going to visit in the 90s
Day 84: Beach West of Malaga (Drive)
B.J. doesn't let the truth ruin a good story. What follows is the truth. If you've read yesterday's post then you'll know that I moved from my previous location because a market
Day 83: Torre de Benagalbon (Cycle/Drive)
There were five climbs today. On the first, a bee thought (assuming they can think!) it would be a good idea (assuming they have ideas!) to take up residence in my port ear
Day 82: Rincon de la Victoria (Cycling)
A view of Malaga's bullring and port: A tour of Malaga by bike. Some of the route was good, some not so good and the rest was shite! I will show route, but
Day 81: Rincon de la Victoria (Cycle)
I Made a visit to Comares, which is perched on the top of a hill at an elevation of approximately 700m. Given that I'm currently parked at about 4m above sea level, there