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Day 113: Leulinghen-Bernes (Drive)
Well it was a chilly night in Maire. In fact it was so unexpectedly cold that the cold woke me during the night and, I had to don extra clothing for warmth. When
Day 112: Mairé (Cycle)
It was good to get out on the bike today having spent 2 days in the driving seat. However, the temperature this morning, as I set off at 10am, was about 8°C.
Day 111: Mairé (Drive)
A 9.15am kick off, and parked-up at about 5.15pm. My latest location is in a very small village about 17 kilometres west of Châtellerault, adjacent to the River Creuse. I like
Day 110: Urrugne Aire - A63 (Drive)
So today I'm 60.00273785078713 years old! Doesn't time fly! That is me in France, but only just! I set off at about 9.15am and finally parked-up at
Day 109: Valdepeñas (Cycle/Drive)
The Big Event: To cycle up to the summit of the Pico de Veleta. Today, by cycling to an altitude of approximately 2,560 metres, I reached my highest elevation by bike so
Day 108: Cenes de la Vegas (Resting!)
I can report that this 48 hour fermented bread is very good: Here's a photo of the van in its current location (doing my best to keep it cool inside!): The
Day 107: Cenes de la Vegas (Drive/Cycle/Walk/Cycle/Drive!)
I had one goal today, and that was to buy some good bread, which I achieved by about 10.30am (GMT+2). I was up early (for me!), at about 7am, had breakfast
Day 106: Loja (Cycle)
Riding along with the wind coursing through my beard! As yesterday's not so interesting cycling day recedes in the rear view mirror, the enjoyable scenic riding resumed today. The greatness of
Day 105: Loja (Drive/Cycle)
The good news is that the rear brake worked as it should throughout today's 91 kilometre ride. Unfortunately, I'd have to say that the route itself wasn't
Day 104: Antequera (Mechanical III)
Getting closer to the high point of the day ... only about four kilometres to go: You go years and years of cycling without any issues then, in the space of a few months,
Day 103: Antequera (Cycle/Drive)
A something old something new something borrowed something blue kind of day: * I rode on some old roads that I cycled last year; * New roads I rode for the first time this year;
Day 102: Álora (Drive/Cycle/Drive
First a drive to Barriada de la Estacíon, where I had originally planned to stay for one night. However, I'm starting to feel time constrained: On the eighth day from today
Day 101: Cortes de la Frontera (Cycle)
Fortunately, I awoke to find myself in Day 101, rather than being in Room 101! A gentle ride out today, mostly cycling upwards or downards: 27 kilometres of the total ride length of
Day 100: Cortes de la Frontera (Drive)
This afternoon I arrived at my new location: the car park of an abandoned hotel! Here we can see the first descent and ascent (the road going up the side of the hill,
Day 99: El Bosque (Cycle)
Today's ride went like this: 1. I rode up the A-372 for roughly 15 kilometres, which is the road I came down from Puerto de El Boyar on yesterday; and, also
Day 98: El Bosque (Drive/Cycle)
Today I rode up one of my favourite climbs, but first: Before arriving at Zahara de la Sierra there were some minor climbs to overcome: Here is a photo of the Castillo of
Day 97: Algodonales (Drive/Cycle)
A day of: Four pueblos: Algodonales, where the ride began and ended: Olvera, atop a hill: Ronda, atop a cliff edge: Zahara de la Sierra, atop a hill and adjacent to a reservoir:
Day 96: Puerto Serrano (Cycle)
Sometimes you make a plan, and then, somehow it becomes something set in stone that must, by any and all means, be completed. That is, it takes over and dominates in such a
Day 95: Puerto Serrano (Drive/Cycle/Drive)
I do believe that red sky in the morning is suppose to be shepherd's warning. I should have seen this as a sign and acted accordingly. The thing is, we don&
Day 94: Castilleja de Guzmán (Drive/Cycle)
Looking towards Sevilla from my current park-up location: And, here's the van - I do like the look of the first van! Four days without being on a bike, it has
Day 93: Sevilla (Walkabout III - Wot Not Again!)
What can I say, it rained again in Sevilla! Fortunately, it brightened up mid-afternoon. The good news is: 1. I managed to source some very good coffee beans at Hispalis Cafe, which I
Day 92: Sevilla (Walkabout II - The Next Day!)
Boy was it wet and windy last night! I was awakened on numerous occasions and, just as I thought it couldn't get any worse, the council sent its machinery out to
Day 91: Sevilla (Walkabout)
With it being Maundy Thursday and, therefore, a religious holiday, there were many folk out in their Sunday best visiting their church. Indeed, so many that queues were formed outside. Another consequence is
Day 90: Sevilla (Drive)
If rain was not the dominant, current and forecast, weather phenomenon I quite possibly would have given Sevilla a miss and continued with the cycling. As it is, I've hardly seen