Day 35: Moraira (Ciclismo)
The plan was to have a relaxing day on the bike sightseeing, which was never likely to be realised when the Cumbre del Sol, amongst other climbs, are included in the route. Nonetheless, I did think that it maybe possible if I took it easy, which proved to be "pie in the sky" thinking when the climbs were actually encountered.
Also, cycling the final 15 kilometres or so turned out to be a dash back to the van as I tried to avoid what looked like rain coming my way; as it was, the rain didn't arrive until some three hours after my return!
Having said all that I enjoyed the ride, which included:
- Cumbre del Sol reverse;
- Descent and then on to Xabia;
- Climb out of Xabia towards Denia;
- A visit to Mirador las Rotas;
- A steep climb to the Torre del Gerro;
- A descent and climb from Denia to the lighthouse turn off;
- A descent of "The Wall" to the Port of Xabia
- Initially, a steady return cycle towards Moraira until I noticed the darkening clouds in that direction, which induced an increase in velocity:
A photo from Cumbre del Sol - just in case you'd forgotten what the masts looked like:
A photo taken slightly lower down looking toward Moraira and Calpe - the "o" is where my van was parked, amongst a multitude of other "campers"!:
The sign at the Mirador las Rotas - informing you of all the things you can and cannot do:
The Torre del Gerro:
A view of Xabia from "The Wall" - in the distance you can see a section of road that I descended the Cumbre del Sol from:
It was supposed to be easy, it was not, and now I'm more tired than I'd hoped to be!
- Distance driven: 0
- Distance cycled: 66 kilometres
- Weather: Cloudless skies when I set off and a cool breeze. Temperatures about 13°C (although it was about 6°C at 8am). Clouding over in the afternoon and, as I write this at about 9pm, it is now raining!
Today's route: