Day 73: Orgiva (Cycling)
Yesterday I said I was looking forward to tomorrow's ride. Well, tomorrow, as expected, arrived on time and, the ride did not disappoint. The route was good; as was the weather
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Day 72: Orgiva (Cycle)
A very pleasant day cycling through a few pueblos in tha Alpujarra mountains, which are located south of the Sierra Nevada. The scenery was pretty good too, as was the civil engineering encountered
Day 71: Orgiva (Arrival)
I arrived in Orgiva to discover that it is hippie central. It would appear that there are three nearby communities that arose in the latter half of the last century, two of which
Day 70: Calahonda (Hot Hot Hot Cycle!)
Summer has arrived! At least it has down here! I know I've mentioned the perceived temperature increase over the previous two days. However, on the lower slopes of this morning'
Day 69: Calahonda (Cycle)
It turns out that what I thought was plastic netting is in fact plastic sheeting, supplemented, in some instances, with plastic netting for the sides: And here's a photo of Calahonda
Day 68: Calahonda (Arrival)
My intention was to move to Casarones, and us it as a base for a couple of cycle rides up in to the nearby hills. However, on arrival I could see that the
Day 67: Roquetas de Mar (Arrival)
Sometimes you have to go backwards in order to move forward. Today was one of those days. Last night I was trying to decide what to do next. The choice was to move
Day 66 Berja (Cycling)
The siren calls from Puerto de La Ragua have been calling me ever since I traversed the pass two days ago. So, having checked the weather last night, and again this morning, it
Day 65: Berja (Cycle)
A return to mostly riding on paved roads today (only 17% off road). The first, longer, mostly climbing, off road section made me wary of the second section. Riding the first section simply
Day 64: Berja (Arrival)
Today was all about catching up with myself! The past wee while has been a bit full on and, as a consequence, I've nearly run out of food and, and last
Day 63: Gorafe (Drive/Cycle)
Zero degrees C in the van at 7.30am: outside it was -2.9 degrees C! This afternoon, whilst cycling in the Gorafe Desert, it was 18°C. Here's some things
Day 62: Baza (Drive/Cycle)
Tonight I'm on emergency rations! Who new it was Andalucia Day today? Not only that, who has a public holiday on a Tuesday? Until today, I knew not of both. As
Day 61: Tabernas Desert (Walk)
For a change I let my legs do the walking today. It was supposed to be a 9 mile, approximately 3.5 hour walk. At least that was the suggested time allowance. I
Day 60: Tabernas Desert (Cycle)
I was stupid but, somehow I also made a good and a not so good decision today. The good decision was to cycle the ascent to Calar Alto (Elevation 2101m) from a starting
Day 59: Tabernas Desert (Rest Day)
A day of rest and bike cleaning/fettling, and some forward planning. Otherwise it turned out to be a black and white kind of day. Here's a photo of the current
Day 58: Tabernas Desert (Cycle/Drive)
Today's ride was a kind of out and back again event. Then moving on. The weather App was forecasting rain and temperatures of about 8°C in Tabernas and a mere
Day 57: Tabernas (Drive/Cycle/Drive)
A most enjoyable day on the bike; all brought about by good attitude, fine weather and a great route. I found today's route, "Valley of the Blocks", on the
Day 56: Garrucha (Cycle)
My room with a view: Some weird looking trees: Today's ride was ok, but nothing special. It included a 10 kilometre climb and some decent descending. Otherwise nothing much to say,
Day 55: Garrucha (Drive/Cycle)
Soon after I awoke this morning it started to RAIN! It was still at it when I'd finished my breakfast and cleaned up! This made the decision to leave Alhama de
Day 54: Alhama de Murcia (Cycle/Drive)
The recent great cycling continued today with an ascent of Collado Bermejo. My Garmin indicated that the climb's length was 21 kilometres, with an ascent of about 1400m. However, there was
Day 53: Alhama de Murcia (Drive/Cycle)
Another enjoyable recovery bike ride in the sunshine. A steady, slow (obviously), 10 kilometre climb into the Sierra Espuna Regional Park, climbing to about 780m. Later there was a short impromptu offroad detour
Day 52: Murcia (Cycle)
Today is the first day of the last half of my inaugural Spanish odyssey! It was a most excellent day. What looked on paper to be a good ride turned out to be
Day 51: Murcia (Arrival)
Today marks the last day of the first half of this Spanish adventure! I am currently parked up in a massive retail car park on the northern outskirts of Murcia. At 7.30pm-ish
Day 50! El Mojon (Stationary)
A quiet day at the van! It was bike cleaning/fettling thursday (morning). Followed by vanwork and a relaxing afternoon. All leading up to the main event of the day: Barcelona vs Manchester