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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Day 80: Rincon de la Victoria (Malga Day Trip)
A bus outing to Malaga. Got a bit confused regarding which was the correct bus to return me to Rincon de la Victoria, which resulted in an additional hour in Malaga, otherwise I
Day 79: Rincon de la Victoria (A No Fun Day!)
A day of chores for me! Including: * Supermarket shop * Empty cassette * Full up fresh water * Full up diesel * Visit Launderette (to wash and dry clothes!) * Attempt a minor repair to van, which was
Day 78: Mora (Cycle)
Thoughts of returning to the UK have arisen because I had to go through the chore of purchasing an online ticket to walk the "Cominito del Ray". The walk is very
Day 77: Maro (Drive/Cycle)
Last night, using the Park4Night app, I found what was reported to be a good Park-up location. This morning, I rounded a corner in the road and was greeted with a view that
Day 76: Salobrena (Cycle)
Today's low point: 2 metres Today's high point: 1332 metres. Today's outcome: More happiness on the bike! Cycling "La Carretera de la Cabra" or "
Day 75: Salobrena (Arrival)
Salobrena Beach: A quiet day of van chores and returning to the coast where it was predicted to be cooler: and it was: So here are some things I have noticed whilst travelling
Day 74: Orgiva (Ciclismo)
A hard day's cycling but, nonetheless, mostly enjoyable. The mapping indicated approximately 7.5 kilometres of gravel road. When, in reality there was about 20 kilometres of the stuff! Surprised, and
Day 73: Orgiva (Cycling)
Yesterday I said I was looking forward to tomorrow's ride. Well, tomorrow, as expected, arrived on time and, the ride did not disappoint. The route was good; as was the weather
Day 72: Orgiva (Cycle)
A very pleasant day cycling through a few pueblos in tha Alpujarra mountains, which are located south of the Sierra Nevada. The scenery was pretty good too, as was the civil engineering encountered