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
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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
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:
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