Day 113: Leulinghen-Bernes (Drive)
Well it was a chilly night in Maire. In fact it was so unexpectedly cold
A very pleasant cycle where there were some firsts for this second Spanish cycling/campervan odyssey.
The first first was the first official coll: Coll de sa Palomera. I do believe this to be the coll with the lowest elevation that I've traversed.
The second first was my first view of the Serra de Tramuntana. Where I hope to be cycling soon - weather dependent!
The third first was the first section of off-road "gravel" riding this trip. Actually it was more chalky than gravelly but, more importantly, the gradient was fairly gentle and the surface was not too gnarly. In other words it was perfectly ridable with non of that there "hiker biker" shenanigans. Just how I like it!
Other positives were:
- the roads were quiet;
- the sun was shining;
- the temperature was mid teens °C
The negative:
- it was super windy (which is why I again chose a route with reduced elevation - typically less than 130 metres). Fortunately there was only one occasion when a gust forced me sideways on one of the descents.
Talking of descents, there were 9 (Garmin) climbs today, most less than 1.5 km in length and the longest about 6.5 km. The shorter climbs tended to be pretty steep, with ramps hovering around the high teens to 20% gradients, with correspondingly steep descents. After that aforementioned first "iffy" moment I was, given my recent misfortunes, a little more weary on the descents, especially those with cross winds.
It is also very apparent that there is much money awash in Mallorca, that is, if the quality of the residential property is anything to go by.
All-in-all a pleasant few hours on the bike.
Today's misfortune - the charging port on my second (emergency!) phone is, to put it politely, now no longer working!
- Distance driven: 0
- Distance cycled: 42 km
- Weather: Except for wind, fine.
Today's offical ride (a couple of kilometres added due to curiosity detour, which are not shown here!)
Here are some more photos:
A deserted beach
