Day 16: South Valencia (Cycle)
Guess what stupid did? Stupid did what stupid said he wouldn't do. He forgot his cycling helmet, again! So note to self failed, as did placing the helmet adjacent to the
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Day 15: Further North of Valencia
I have moved from a paid motorhome campsite to a municipal one, which is free. The maximum stay is 72 hours, but I'm leaving tomorrow morning. Not only is this new
Day 14: North of Valencia (Cycle)
Today was the first "proper" cycle of this Spanish cycling/van tour. Mostly it was good. The two bits that were not are: (1) the hiker-bike section coming down from the
Day 13: North of Valencia (Nomad Campground)
Today I moved from the west of Valencia to it's east. For the next two nights I'll be staying at an official campground at a cost of €23 per
Day 12: Valencia (Beach)
As strange as it may seem I felt the needed for a day off! For most of the past eleven days or so I've been on the go; either driving, cycling,
Day 11: Valence (Short Cycle)
Once upon a time there was a river that ran through a Spanish city. In that city all was well until that fateful day when it wasn't. On that day the
Day 10: Valencia (Culture!)
Where as I was hoping for some culture in Valencia I actually got the run around trying to acquire a Spanish PrePaid sim card, which turned out to be much harder than anticipated.
Day 9: Valencia (Cycling)
Fun, mainly flat cycling in the sun. However, there was a wee climb up to a meteorological radar station with some steep gradients to contend with. Later, on approaching an iron gate, it
Day 8: Zaragoza to Valencia
As you can see it was foggy this morning in Zaragoza. However, I'm imagining that is not what caught your eye in this photograph. More likely you noticed the two long
Day 7: Ahetze to Zaragoza
Well, what a surprise, before I new it, I was up, dressed, everything stowed, no breakfast and, on the road; yet it was only 7.30 ish in the morning. And, no it
Day 6: Ares to Ahetze
After an early (for me) visit to the local Artisan Patisserie for some "pain et un amonde croissant". It was then back to the van for breakfast. Unfortunately, the almond croissant
Day 5: Ares (Rest Day!)
Today was mostly spent getting this website thing-a-me-bob, resurrected, dusted down and, new posts created to cover the previous four days from the start of this current adventure. Previously it was used to
Day 4: Ares (Cycling)
When I set off cycling at 10.30 this morning the temperature was 10° C and, mostly cloudy with a brisk southerly wind. By early afternoon it was nudging 18°C (according to
Day 3: Lencloitre to Ares
Last night I checked the weather for Bordeaux to get an idea of the weather conditions I may expect to encounter during the following day's drive, only to discover that it
Day 2: Rouen to Lencloitre
At the beginning of the day it seemed like a good idea to batter on down towards Spain and tick off as many miles as I could in the day. To quote the
Day 1: Calais to Rouen
* Ferry left Dover at 0910 and, I was on it! * Prior to ferry embarkation the Customs and Border Control chose to undertake a customs check of my van. Obviously nothing was found, because
The Phoenix Died - Long Live The Phoenix!
Okay, so the previous adventure was still born. Having spent a great deal of time planning what was to have been a great European cycling and campervaning adventure, Covid reared its ugly head
Day 0: Pre - Departure
* I found a recommended moterhome/campervan route through France and Spain that minimised road toll charges. * I collated some 70 cycling routes from Valencia in the East through to the Portuguese border in
Just Like a Phoenix ...
This blog has been dormant for a while now, but it is about to be resurrected! Previously this blog was used so that I could be tracked whilst touring the United States of
Day 177: New York (Day 1)
I awoke to a rainy New York City: But that did not matter as I was off to MOMA. My thoughts regarding the museum are mixed. Firstly, it was far too busy for
Day 176: New York (Manhatten)
This is the end ... my beautiful friends the end .... Obviously I knew it was going to happen: eventually this cycle tour had to end, but it only seems like 5 months, 2 weeks,
Day 175: Wildwood State Park
So today I passed into a 4th State in just 4 days: Massachusetts => Rhode Island => Connecticut => New York. This was my penultimate riding day of this tour, which included a
Day 174: New London
For the past few weeks I have been following the East Coast Greenway (ECG). Most of the route through Rhode Island is on excellent dedicated cycle paths with much shade. As I rolled
Day 173: Providence
.... perhaps they're off to a turkey shoot! At some point, I know not where, I left that part of the USA known as Massachusetts. And, at some point, I know not