Day 17: Pollença (Drive/Cycle)
Only one new coll for me today: The plan for today's ride was to complete the last section of the northern mountain/coast road not yet ridden by me, which would
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Day 16: Port de Polença (Drive/Cycle)
In stark contrast to yesterday's weather, today it was mostly sunshine with temperatures about 16°C in the sunshine and 12.5°C ish in the shade. Accordingly it was summer
Day 15: Port de Sollér (Cycle)
The weather forecast this morning was worse than that provided yesterday afternoon. Moreover, the weather as experienced was worse than that which was forecast on both occasions. The temperatures were forecast to be
Day 14: Port de Sollér (Drive)
More rain today, so a perfect opportunity to do some vanwork and maintenance. The primmary maintenance was to fix a skylight blind that has been in a state of malfunction for sometime. Here&
Day 13: Es Coll D'En Rabassa (Drive)
Misfortune, or perhaps it is just stupidity, seems to be stalking me. Today I lost my mobile phone, which has opened up a whole can of problems. I think I lost it whilst
Day 12: Valldemossa (Drive/Cycle)
The first coll (Can Costa), was a freebie! This is because my starting elevation was such that I only had to climb approximately 20 metres of elevation to reach it. Not only that,
Day 11: Peguera (Cycling into the mountains)
Eventually it had to happen, and it has, I've finally ventured into the Serra de Tramuntana mountains. Again there were 9 (garmin) climbs. However, only 7 colls were summited. They were:
Day 10: Peguera (Ciclismo)
A very pleasant cycle where there were some firsts for this second Spanish cycling/campervan odyssey. The first first was the first official coll: Coll de sa Palomera. I do believe this to
Day 9: Peguera (Cycling)
Unfortunately it was not a dream/nightmare, and the van's damage does not look less bad in the cold light of day. Shame! In an attempt to not dwell upon the
Day 8: Peguera (Ferry/Drive)
Yesterday did not end well, neither has today! Once on the ferry to Mallorca I was hoping to sleep from soon after our Valencia departure at 10pm until immediately prior to our arrival
Day 7: Valencia Until 10.30pm (Cycle)
Firstly, a very pleasant cycle was had, which was a variation upon ride I did last year. It was mostly flat, except two steep climbs, especially the final section of the climb to
Day 6: Valencia (City and Cycle)
A Supreme Being giveth and taketh away kind of day! The Giveth: * Given last year's difficulties in acquiring a Spanish sim card I was surprised at how easy it was this
Day 5: Valencia (Arrival)
I departed from Zaragoza at about 10.30am where the temperature was cloudy and about 10°C. I arrived at El Salar Beach, which is a little south of Valencia, at about 2.
Day 4: Zaragoza (City Cycle)
First cycle ride this year in Zaragoza! Always good to start the year with a bike ride - start as we mean to carry on. It does help that there was wall-to-wall sunshine.
Day 3: Zaragoza Arrival
A leisurely drive down to Zaragoza. As I crossed the border into Spain both I and the weather cheered up! It was pouring with rain when I set off, but the roads were
Day 2: Benesse Maremne (More Driving)
* Slept well. * Had breakfast. * Bought milk. * Set off at about 9.30am. * Arrived at about 5.30pm. * About 7 hours driving. Today's drive was a far more relaxed and pleasurable than
Day 1: Dover to Noyant-Villages
It is time for another adventure, and is going to be a variation upon last year's Southern Spain odyssey. Stay tuned for, what I hope to be, daily updates. It has
Day 104: The End!
That's it folks! This Spanish odyssey has come to an end and I've returned to the UK. The white cliffs of Dover The numbers have been crunched: * Total distance
Day 103: Leulinghen-Bernes (Drive)
Just a 321 mile drive, some of it in the rain, and a park-up at the village hall. This leaves me with a 30 minute drive to the ferry terminal tomorrow morning. I
Day 102: Varennes-sur-Loire (cycle)
Oh well, that's it,the final cycle ride of this odyssey has definitely been had. Tomorrow it is a drive to somewhere near to Calais and then the ferry to the
Day 101: Varennes-sur-Loire (Big Drive)
I write this on the droite bank of the Loire, nearest village: Varennes-sur-Loire. So, the cunning plan was to put in a big drive today so that I could cycle tomorrow. When looking
Day 100: Beasain (Drive/Cycle)
Oh yes, A century of days! After a drive, there was a very pleasant cycle in the Basque countryside. Photographs were taken using my mobile phone. Unfortunately the phone has been acting up
Day 99: Lerma (Arrival)
Self portrait with tree and lamppost: 10°C at 8.30 this morning as I walked to the train station - at least 24°C in the sun as I walked back to
Day 98: Pinto (Prado Visit)
Atocha Railway Station Facade: An early start meant a chilly start: 7°C at departure from the van at about 8.30AM. It did mean that I arrived at the Prado Museum to