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Day 68: La Isleta del Moro (Drive)

We are experiencing way too much weather down here in Andalusia! This period of inclementness has become very persistent: The current phenomenon of one rain front almost immediately followed by another seems to

Day 67: Retamar (Rain!)

Mostly overcast, with intermittent rain. However, by about 4.15pm the sun came out, so I dashed out of the van and took a photograph: Other than eating and drinking, most of the

Day 66: Retamar (Cycling)

Another day cycling from Retamar. This is because it remains the area with some of the best weather conditions within 100 kilometres of here: ignoring wind speeds, there was no forecasted rain and

Day 65: Retamar (Cycle)

A relatively slow day on the bike battling high winds and traversing unpaved tracks and carreteras en mal estado (badly surfaced roads). Here's the track leaving Retamar: This is part of

Day 64: Retamar (Drive/Cycle)

... So, having checked the latest weather forecast, I decided to execute my cunning plan, which was nearly derailed by snow! Yes snow. It didn't even cross my mind that snow could

Day 63: Serón (Rain)

What is there to say about today? It's been a rainy one! Here's what it looks like following roughly 5 hours of continuous rain: It has become Intermittent: According

Day 62: Serón (Cycle)

Originally I had a route planned that, like yesterday, would take me up into the Sierra de Los Filabres where there is good mountain passes to be cycled. I would definitely recommend cycling

Day 61: Serón (Cycle/Drive)

Today's cycle started with a ride on the Via Verde (a Greenway) Guadix-Almondricos, which is 98.7 kilometres of what once was a railway line turned into a traffic free path

Day 60: Olula Del Rio (Drive)

Finally I escaped from the mobile signal blackhole! Spent most of the day doing basic chores (a big food shop (about €150!), drinking water, fresh water, empty grey and black water), driving to

Day 55: Agost (Drive/Cycle)

I slept in this morning and did not awake until 9am! Probably because I didn't sleep too well last night. Perhaps my conscience was playing havoc with my mind. Last night

Day 54: El Campello (Alicante)

Evening in El Campello: I was going to make a visit to Alicante anyway. So when I awoke and it was wall-to-wall cloud I thought that today's the day. The sun

Day 53: Busot (Ciclo)

Today's route was chosen such that it passed through a valley with blooming almond trees! Although there were two main climbs (one about 17 kilometres in length the other about 11

Day 52: Busot (Ciclismo)

A day for exercising ghosts! Way back in the year of our Lord 2023, during the month of February, on the 13 day, a Monday, I embarked on a bicycle ride that featured

Day 51: Busot (Cycling)

Plenty of cycling and climbing today. The first climb was about 19 kilometres in length (roughly 12 miles) with an average gradient of about 5 percent to Port de Tibi (Elevation 725 metres)

Day 50: Busot (Drive/Cycle)

Sunset from Busot: I've moved to a great park-up location located on the outskirts of Busot. Here is a photograph of the old Busot Castle and my van: Today's

Day 48: Relleu (Ciclismo)

Port de Tudons arrival from the South: Double Port de Tudons. Yes, today's ride provided two opportunities to reach the elevation of 1025 metres. In fact there are four routes to

Day 47: Relleu (Cycling)

It was windy last night - it awoke me. However, at getting up time it was calm, which remains the case. So, in summary, the weather was good for cycling. About one kilometre

Day 46: Relleu (Rest Day)

Relleu by day: The first task of the day was to do some routine cycle maintenance, which included a check of the chain's wear. It turns out that the chain has

Day 45: Relleu (Cycle)

Just a mere 100 kilometres offering more than 2000 metres of climbing was definitely a good way to spend this sunny day with little or no wind and virtually zero motorised traffic. It