Day 97: Pinto (Arrival)
Clarifications and Corrections: In my previous post I asserted that I cycled to Jean, what I should have written is Jaen. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused. Today's post:
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Day 96 Cabra (Cycling)
Given that I'm currently parked-up in Cabra it seemed appropriate that I should bump into a flock of goats (goat collective nouns: flock, herd, tribe, tripe, drove and trips) These were
Day 95: Cabra (Cycle)
The human body is a very amazing odd contraption! I go for a very pleasant cycle ride and there is hardly the slightest intrusion from the many mosquito bites somewhat randomly distributed over
Day 94: Cabra (Arrival)
There was a bike ride planned for today. However, due to lack of sleep last night brought about by an invasion of mosquitoes, Plan B was invoked: Drive to new location and take
Day 93: Ardales Campsite (Cycle)
A pleasant cycle today that took in a view of the southern end of the Cominito Del Rey, which effectively is the end point of yesterday's guided tour. Here is a
Day 92: Ardales (Cominito Del Rey)
€19.50 to walk 5 kilometres with a guide took about 2 hours. The pace of the walk was not fast but it was still faster than I'd have liked. I
Day 91: Ardales Campsite (Arrival)
Today is a good day to be an Irish citizen if, as I did, you departed the UK for Europe on the 29th of December! Thankfully I am! Otherwise I would have had
Day 90: Olvera (Cycle)
Cycling today was a game of two halves. The first being the Via Verde de la Sierra. Apparently it was voted the best of the Via Verdes but, I know not who got
Day 89: Olvera (Cycle/Drive)
For all you cyclists out there, I highly recommend the climb from Zahara de la Sierra to the Puerto de Los Acebuches. If you are in the area it is a must do
Day 88: Grazalema (Drive/Cycle)
So the clocks went forward. My circadian rhythm remained unchanged. So I awoke at the usual time and, therefore, was an hour late for the start of the day! Accordingly, today's
Day 87: Ronda (Cycle)
I rode south out of Ronda on the A-397 for about 22 kilometres. It was a fairly busy road and then I turned right. The contrast was stark: it was a single track
Day 86: Ronda (Cycle/Drive)
It's funny the connections the brain randomly makes. You may have heard of "A Fish Called Wanda", well, I'm in a place called Ronda! Although, I nearly
Day 85: Beach West of Malaga (Cycle)
It's been a while in gestation but, I have a plan! I have decided to return to the UK via Madrid. The reason being I once was going to visit in
Day 84: Beach West of Malaga (Drive)
B.J. doesn't let the truth ruin a good story. What follows is the truth. If you've read yesterday's post then you'll know that I
Day 83: Torre de Benagalbon (Cycle/Drive)
There were five climbs today. On the first, a bee thought (assuming they can think!) it would be a good idea (assuming they have ideas!) to take up residence in my port ear
Day 82: Rincon de la Victoria (Cycling)
A view of Malaga's bullring and port: A tour of Malaga by bike. Some of the route was good, some not so good and the rest was shite! I will show
Day 81: Rincon de la Victoria (Cycle)
I Made a visit to Comares, which is perched on the top of a hill at an elevation of approximately 700m. Given that I'm currently parked at about 4m above sea
Day 80: Rincon de la Victoria (Malga Day Trip)
A bus outing to Malaga. Got a bit confused regarding which was the correct bus to return me to Rincon de la Victoria, which resulted in an additional hour in Malaga, otherwise I
Day 79: Rincon de la Victoria (A No Fun Day!)
A day of chores for me! Including: * Supermarket shop * Empty cassette * Full up fresh water * Full up diesel * Visit Launderette (to wash and dry clothes!) * Attempt a minor repair to van, which was
Day 78: Mora (Cycle)
Thoughts of returning to the UK have arisen because I had to go through the chore of purchasing an online ticket to walk the "Cominito del Ray". The walk is very
Day 77: Maro (Drive/Cycle)
Last night, using the Park4Night app, I found what was reported to be a good Park-up location. This morning, I rounded a corner in the road and was greeted with a view that
Day 76: Salobrena (Cycle)
Today's low point: 2 metres Today's high point: 1332 metres. Today's outcome: More happiness on the bike! Cycling "La Carretera de la Cabra" or "
Day 75: Salobrena (Arrival)
Salobrena Beach: A quiet day of van chores and returning to the coast where it was predicted to be cooler: and it was: So here are some things I have noticed whilst travelling
Day 74: Orgiva (Ciclismo)
A hard day's cycling but, nonetheless, mostly enjoyable. The mapping indicated approximately 7.5 kilometres of gravel road. When, in reality there was about 20 kilometres of the stuff! Surprised, and