Day 32: El Campello (Cycle/Drive)
Effectively I had a lie in this morning: the first time I'd risen after 8am in a good few weeks (8.05am to be precise!). However, given how tired I felt
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Day 31: Altea (Drive/Cycle)
It was a foggy start to the day in Denia. Not until I'd travelled about 10 miles west of Denia did I get my first glimpse of the sun, which augured
Day 30: Denia (Rest Day!)
Firstly some background info: Over the past few days I've been experiencing voltage anxiety. This is because, given the fine weather we've had this week, I'd anticipated
Day 29: Denia (Cycling Again!)
Today was the last of this year's Denia rides with the Norton Wheelers' Denia contingent, who fly home to Sheffield tomorrow morning (sad face emoji here!). However, we did enjoy
Day 28: Denia (Yet More Cycling)
Over this this week successive days have seen an increase in temperature over the previous day. With a top temperature of about 27°C, today was no exception. We had a nice ride
Day 27: Denia (More Cycling)
Another fine day of cycling. Took on a new climb and descent, both pretty steep in places. This photo was taken at the top of the climb looking back from where we came.
Day 26: Denia (Ciclismo)
It would appear that not all of the locals appreciate outsiders coming to the environs of Denia to cycle. We found evidence of this whilst out cycling today, in the form of some
Day 25: Denia (Cycling)
A sunny day, warm in the sunshine, but a little chilly in the shade and descending after climbing. Today's route was a repeat of the first route that we undertook last
Day 24: Denia (Cycle)
I met up with Lynn, our leader of many a great cycle tour, and fellow cyclists from Sheffield. Here is a photo of Darrell at the summit of today's main climb:
Day 23: Denia (Drive)
Again, I was hoping for an early start, but no such luck, again! I awoke at 9am, and so be it. I put it down to not sleeping well. And I put that
Day 22: Valencia (Drive/Chores)
I meant to get an early start but, instead, I had a late one! So it goes. First task after breakfast was a trip into Valencia's Central Market to purchase key
Day 21: Valencia (Drive/Ferry/Drive)
Not much to say other than an early start for me! The ferry left Palma fifteen minutes earlier than scheduled and arrived on time. And here's a view of the roof
Day 20: Playa Ciudad Jardin (Drive/Cycle/Drive)
A day of chores, driving and, more importantly, cycling! Here's a photo taken on my way to the Pan shop to get a loaf, which I didn't get!: Once
Day 19: Sant Lorrenç des Cardassar (Cycle)
An easy, mostly off road, cycle today. The main objective was to ride Mallorca's Via Verde that goes from Manacor to Artá, about 29 kilometres. On arrival in Manacor I soon
Day 18: Sant Lorrenc des Cardassar (Drive/Cycle/Drive)
Central Mallorca cycle through numerous towns and a climb to the monastery atop Cura, elevation 534 metres. First Some Towns: * Sineu * Montuiiri * Randa Then a climb: * The start * The top * The Monastery Gate
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
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