Day 79: Loulé (Cycle)
I discovered that "Visit Algave" has a website of cycle routes. You can find it here. Today's route was a modification of one of their routes, which I changed
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Day 78: Loulé (Drive)
A bit of rest and recuperation was the order of the day. So, after breakfast, a visit to Aldi, Pingo Doce and, finally, to the Dutch Supermarket where highly recommended 3.5 year
Day 77: Lagos (Cycling)
A very enjoyable ride with Roddy up to Marmelete: Where we stopped for Bifanas and coffee, except these were much bigger than anticipated! Almost a year's helping of meat for me
Day 76: Lagos (Ciclismo)
Out cycling with all my friends again - solo! As a consequence of a South-easterly tailwind, I was effectively blown most of the way from Lagos to Aljezur via Vila do Bispo. I&
Day 75: Lagos (Cycling)
A cycle out to Cape St Vincent. On the they way we came across these captive stones: There were some short sharp climbs, as shown here: And as evidenced by this here sign:
Day 74: Lagos (Cycle)
Tri-cycles: Just a wee 130 or so kilometres of cycling today with Roddy. Here he is at the top: And here I am, so overwhelmed at our achievement that I have my eyes
Day 73: Lagos (Drive/Cycle)
Today I crossed the border into Portugal and almost crossed from one side to the other: I was only thwarted by the siren call of Lagos! I've tried to remember when
Day 72: La Rabida (Rain Further Delays Play!)
More rain today ... but I did get out of the van for a walk and a visit to the Monasterio de Santa María de la Rábida (The Franciscan Friary). Unfortunately, due to the
Day 71: La Rabida (Drive)
Too much phaffing led to yet more night time driving, which ain't fun when the roads are unfamiliar, in a very poor state of repair and it's pishing with
Day 70: San Fernando (Rain Disrupted Play!)
Today is the first of a few days where the weather forecast is for rain across the region. So I'm having a rest day today and, as such, I've
Day 69: San Fernando (Cycling)
It turns out that officially my current location is not San Fernando. Instead I'm at Camposoto! Not that there is anything much here except: some roads, roundabouts, parking spaces, cycle lanes,
Day 68: San Fernando (Cycle)
A cycle out to Medina Sidonia: And back to the van via Cadiz. However, I modified another person's route, which had me going over this bridge (I must admit to being
Day 67: San Fernando (Drive/Cycle/Drive)
The forecasters were forecasting light rain to occur at various times of the day with probabilities from 0 to about 30%. So I chose to drive to Barbate for a short cycle ride,
Day 66: San Roque (Cycle)
Today was all about cycling to, up and from, The Rock of Gibraltar. The thing is that when I plot my routes I typically don't check to see whether I'
Day 65: San Roque (Drive/Rain)
According to wikipedia, when the Anglo-Dutch forces and their Spanish allies took control of Gibraltar in 1704, during the War of Spanish Succession, former inhabitants of Gibraltar left and established the modern settlement
Day 64: Estepona (Cycle)
Firstly, I had to make an emergency van move following a mosquito invasion just as I was about to prepare the van for sleep mode last night. At that very moment I heard
Day 63: Estepona (Drive)
I didn't get a good night's sleep! I was woken up multiple times by: * Scooter noise * Multiple late arrivals * Lorrys sat with their engines running for extended periods of
Day 62: Torremolinos (Drive/Cycle)
A fifteen minute drive to a large three terraced gravel car park: it will do for one night and is a good start location for today's ride. The highlight of the
Day 61: Malaga (Cycle)
Today's milestone: I have cycled in excess of 2,000 miles so far this year! (With plenty of up to enjoy as well!). There are times when I'm away
Day 60: Malaga (Rain!)
It was forecast, and it came! Rain in the AM. Sunshine and clouds in the PM. Thirteen °C in the morning and about eighteen in the afternoon. Windy all day. Moved to the
Day 59: Rincón de la Victoria (Ciclismo)
Today I was going to move on from this location, to west Malaga. However, following the discovery of the Puerto del León descent, I wanted to experience the climbing of it. So, instead
Day 58: Rincón de la Victoria (Cycling)
Headlines: A tough ride with a fantastic final descent! The problem with taking two separate Michelin scenic roads and linking them without much thought is that you can be surprised just how tough
Day 57: Rincón de la Victoria (Cycle)
I thought I was tired when I retired to my bed last night, and not waking up until 9AM this morning I offer as evidence that I was! Today's short ride
Day 56: Rincón de la Victoria (Drive)
Just: 1. Breakfast 2. A drive 3. Sourdough loaf bought 4. Another drive 5. Victuals purchased 6. More driving 7. Diesel fill-up 8. LPG top-up 9. Empty black water 10. Expell grey water