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Day 40: El Campello (Arrival)

Phew, nearly no photo for today's post! Saved the day with an evening photo of a sextet of motorhomes/campervans: It is amazing just how much of today's time

Day 39: Benidorm (Another Walk!)

Sometimes you have an itch that has to be scratched! Well Benidorm become an itch for me. Firstly as a consequence of my earlier cycle ride when I'd seen some interesting

Day 38: Relleu (Walk!)

A visit to the local bakery first thing to buy bread and a wee post walk pastel to eat with my afternoon coffee, which cost me €2.10! Today's walk was

Day 37: Relleu (Drive/Cycle)

Sunrise at the dam this morning: The first climb of the day was up to Puerte de Tudons. Although the sign says 11.4km to the top, this is from the northern outskirts

Day 34: Altea (This and That)

When I awoke this morning at about 8.15am it felt a wee bit chilly. On checking the temperature inside the van it was 1°C and, outside it was -4°C. No

Day 33: Altea (Cycling)

The thing about this blog posting malarkey is what to put in and what to leave out. Obviously nobody's interested in reading about the minutiae of van/cycle life, so there

Day 32: Altea (Damp!)

A somewhat damp day with light showers leading to heavier rain later. Here's a view of the current park-up location with a view of the hill I cycled up in the

Day 31: Altea (Drive/Cycle)

The view towards Benidorm from Serra de Bernia Well it seemed like a good idea when I set off, but it wasn't long before I realised that this Saturday afternoon cycle

Day 30: Denia (Finale)

As with all good things, the finale had to arrive. And it did so in style. Lynn created a great ride to end our set of Denia rides. A ride that took us

Day 29: Denia (Cyclismo)

Some pretty tough cycling was had today. Perhaps some of the toughest I've encountered. Yet it was an excellent day of cycling: great company; great scenery; tough climbs; great descents and;

Day 28: Denia (Cycling)

After yesterday's rest day for me (the Norton Wheelers Posse went for an afternoon cycle) it was good to be back in the saddle for an up and down kind of

Day 27: Denia (Non Day)

It is said that the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain: today it chose to rain in Denia! At least it did from pre-dawn until the end of lunch! Accordingly today&

Day 26: Denia (Cycle)

Today we rode the very popular cycle route up to the Coll de Rates, which included a rather steep "short cut" and some fine views. Here's one: This was

Day 25 Denia (Drive/Cycle)

An early start to the day (at least it was for me). Having an owl rather than lark phenotype, I'm more of a night time kind of guy (but, definitely not

Day 24: Gandia (This and That)

Looking back, towards the port of Gandia, from where ferries to the Balearics sail. Looking forward to Denia: my next stop. A bit of a this and that kind of a day: a

Day 23: Gandia (Ciclismo)

Weather: let's just say that winter gloves were not required for today's descents! (Although the maximum elevation was less today the temperatures were higher throught the day: about 15°

Day 22 Gandia (Cycling)

Another day cycling in the sun. The highlight of the ride was the climb up La Llacuna. It seemed to me that the climb was hard but, according to PJAAM: a good cycle

Day 21: Gandia (Cycle)

Today's caption competition: Here's a starter for ten: no tengo piles! Another flat windy ride, this time to Denia, via Piles. Here's a photo of a local

Day 20: Cullera (Messages etc.)

Last night's location was not as sheltered as I thought, as evidenced by the shaking of the van when struck by the more violent gusts. As a result a broken sleep

Day 19: South Valencia (Cycle)

I appreciate that the weather up there is currently less favourable than it is down here. However, we are currently subject to weather that is not ideal for cycling! Today was as windy