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Day 152: Pont de Molins (Drive)
It is way too hot! I picked up my reserved bread and bought salad stuff before driving to Pont de Molins hoping to find shade. I was disappointed to discover there was very
Day 151: Avinyonet de Puigventós (Cycle/Drive)
Two six month cycle tours in North America, and now on my third Spanish odyssey, this is my 750th post! I brought the start of today's ride forward from the usual
Day 150: Porqueres (Cycle)
Day 150,who would have thought ... only 18 days to go! Today was the day I conquered Rocacorba! It is one of the most popular Girona climbs. The first "kilometre sign"
Day 149: Porqueres (Cycle/Drive)
First, I cycled through Castellfollit de la Roca: The village sits on a basaltic cliff over 50 metres high and almost a mile long, resulting from the erosion of the Fluvi. and Toronell
Day 148: Sant Joan les Fonts (Drive)
The plan for the day was a lazy Sunday ride exploring some of the volcanic sites within the Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa. The first stop would be the
Day 147: Sant Joan les Fonts (Cycle/Drive)
Just for a change, I thought I'd go for a bicycle ride! The first goal was to climb number 50 of "100 Greatest Cycling Climbs of Spain": Sant Marti
Day 146: Les Planes d'Hostoles (Cycle)
The main climb of the day was a ride to the summit of Mare de Déu del Far (Our Lady of the Lighthouse). As a bonus, as you ascend to the summit you
Day 145: Les Planes d'Hostoles (Drive)
Well, the team I wanted to win last night did not! So it goes. I enjoyed the Guinness! Had a relaxing day in Girona; stocked up on coffee, which should see me through
Day 144: Girona (Cycle/Drive)
Tonight I reside at dedicated Motorhome Parking at a rate of €25 per 24 hours, in Girona! I had hoped to park in a free "park4night" location. However, on arrival the
Day 143: Cassà de la Selva (Cycle)
What kind of eatery doesn't open on a Tuesday? The kind I visited today! Based on a recommendation, I altered, as in extended, today's route to visit what was
Day 142: Cassà de la Selva (Cycle/Drive)
A nice bit of civil engineering ... ... encountered on the big climb of the day to Sant Hilari Sacalm (elevation approximately 810 metres): A shorter ride today. The route was based on Michelin "
Day 141: Santa Coloma de Farners (Cycle/Drive)
Boy oh boy oh boy, was it hot this afternoon. At about half way round today's route I stopped in Sant Celoni for some sustenance prior to commencing the longest climb
Day 140: Viladrau (Cycle/Drive)
Today's route was created by Joaquin Vizcaíno for Epic Cycles. It was an interesting ride on roads that I probably wouldn't have ridden if I'd be planning
Day 139: Vic (Drive/Cycle/Drive)
First there was a short drive to La Pobla de Lillet: Where they have a Train Line and Cement Museum (both closed! But, on another day I could be tempted to visit!): Second,
Day 138: Bagá (Cycle)
A col sign many kilometres from the coll! When I awoke at about 8am, and looked out of the rectangular window, it was foggy of the thick dense kind, which was not in
Day 137: Bagá (Drive)
Yet more rain! But, it's forecast to be cycling weather tomorrow. Here's where I'm parked tonight: * Distance driven: 26 miles * Distance cycled: 0 * Weather: Similar to yesterday:
Day 136: Sant Corneli (Cycling)
A view a little beyond the Coll de Salamó summit: "before the descent returned to ascent"! Even lucky people encounter bad luck! If you insist on going out when the weather
Day 135: Sant Corneli (Drive/Cycle)
To my surprise, Sant Corneli resides at an elevation of 960 metres! Therefore, today's ride started with a descent: On reaching this sign: I'd already been climbing to this
Day 134: Solsona (Cycle)
I appreciate that the UK is enjoying some fine weather and has done so for much of this year to date, whilst Spain has been experiencing above average rainy days. My concern is
Day 133: Solsona (Rest Day!)
Current location (I've stayed in better places! At least the industrial noise has stopped!) Weather was not looking good for the ride I wanted to do, so I postponed it and
Day 132: Solsona (Cycle/Drive)
Quite a relaxed day. Went for a morning spin on the bike. On my return to the van I took a photo of a cat sunbathing (especially for all the friends of felines)
Day 131: Ponts (Drive/Cycle)
Based on the weather forecast and "The where to go" for sunshine feature, I drove to Ponts and went for a wee cycle ride. So far I think I've
Day 130: Balaguer (Drive/Cycle)
There was a slight delay to the start of today's ride. This was due to the parking area I'd intended to use, which is adjacent to the River Segre,
Day 129: Villanova de la Barca (Drive/Cycle)
Where to cycle? If in doubt why not find out where the nearest dam is and go see it! So today's ride was designed around a visit to Presa de Santa