Day 23: Denia (Cycling)
Good company: Good cycling: Good lunch. Good weather. What's not to like? I suppose my bike's mechanical failure wasn't good! But I think I got away with
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Day 22: Denia (Benidorm)
An early start to the day for me. Up at 6.45AM and out of the van by 7.15am to meet up with the others at the railway station for 7.30,
Day 21: Denia (Cycle)
We had additions to the posse: Penny and Sue. Accordingly, we had an "easy" ride out cycling up to Cumbre del Sol, which, although not too long, has some steep gradients
Day 20: Denia (Rest Day)
Due to the forecast of rain, today was designated a rest day. And, indeed it did rain for most of the day so, without doubt it was the correct decision. I started my
Day 19: Denia (Ciclismo)
The forecast was for rain this afternoon: 3 o'clock onwards. Accordingly, we set off on a shorter route with an option to extend the ride if, and only if, the weather
Day 18: Denia (Cycling)
Our group of intrepid cyclists were again afflicted by illness. However, the group as a whole did manage to ride together to Pego for coffee. The group then split with the poorly returning
Day 17: Denia (Cycle)
Unfortunately Lynn did not feel well enough to cycle with us today. Fortunately, she was able to take a walk alongside the Denia coastline. Meanwhile, those that were able went for a "
Day 16: Denia (Drive)
The AM was mostly taken up with booking accommodation for a future cycling adventure from Ardnamurchan to Lowestoft, which starts on the 2nd July. Then I returned to living in the van. It
Day 15: Calpe (A Rest Day Cycling!)
I can report that I felt much better on the bike today. Michael and I had a fairly easy cycle: Only 69 kilometres with about 880 metres of climbing. There were some headwinds
Day 14: Calpe (Ciclismo)
Even before we departed on today's ride I was feeling tired. Then, immediately on setting off it was clear that it was going to be a hard day of cycling for
Day 13: Calpe (Cycling)
It was amazing to see the vast number of cyclists heading out of Calpe this morning. There seemed to be hundreds of them heading off for the hills of Costa Blanca, amongst them
Day 12: Calpe (Cycle)
Michael and I went cycling; the girls went climbing. Except for the very strong winds we encountered descending from the Col de Rates, the weather was just about perfect for cycling. Here is
Day 11: Calpe (Drive)
Finally I managed to find a working campervan type jet washing. I can confirm that the van's colour remains metallic blue! A drive to Calpe brought me to the apartment of
Day 10: Oliva Nova (Cycling)
Today's route was a variation on a 2023 theme. The variations being: 1. Routing to and from the start/end points to Vilallonga/Villalonga (so good they named it twice); and
Day 9: Oliva Nova (Drive)
Things did not go as planned. The idea was to do some chores and move to a new location and cycle tomorrow. The first chore was to visit the nearby BP garage where,
Day 8: el Saler (Ciclismo)
There was much doubt as what I was going to do today. The choices were: 1. Visit Valencia to watch a game of football; 2. Go for a bike ride from el Saler
Day 7: el Saler (Valencia Visit)
A relaxing day. Just a visit to the city of Valencia. The main reason for visiting was to buy a Spanish Vodafone SIM Card: €15 (about £12.45) per month for 100GB of
Day 6: el Saler (Cycling)
I can report that after a great day out on the bike I had a bad night's sleep. I woke up multiple times and on each occasion it took quite a
Day 5: el Saler (Cycle)
How lucky am I? I have had a most enjoyable day cycling in sunshine in the Province of Valencia. I am glad to have returned. The endorphins were flowing this afternoon and it
Day 4: el Saler (South of Valencia)
Given the temperature in Zaragoza (1°C and overcast), I decided to head further south to Valencia. On arrival at about 3.30pm the temperature was roughly 14°C. A temperature that is
Day 3: Zaragoza
Just like last year, in order to bypass the agglomeration of Bayonne etc, I paid the motorway tolls (€8.70), which saved half the time (about 45 minutes) and was more fuel efficient
Day 2: Bénesse-Maremne
Just a repeat of last year's drive ... well, almost .... somehow I drove an extra 2 miles! Thankfully I had a good night's sleep, which was much needed. The drive
Day 1: Dieppe to Noyant-Villages
Little sleep was had last night, which tends to happen whilst parked up for the first night and exacerbated when catching a ferry at 07:00. A DFDS operative awoke us at about
Day 113: Leulinghen-Bernes (Drive)
Well it was a chilly night in Maire. In fact it was so unexpectedly cold that the cold woke me during the night and, I had to don extra clothing for warmth. When