Day 49: El Mojon (Cycle)
Today's planned cycle was thwarted by there being no ferries running between Santiago de la Ribera and La Manga del Mar Menor. Therefore, what was going to be a mainly circular
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Day 48: El Mojon (Drive/Cycle)
Here I am in the ghost hamlet of El Mojon, one of three adjacent . I walked through all three and my guess is that something like 95% of the properties are currently empty.
Day 47: Agost (Cycling)
Well I thought today was going to be a wee test for these old man legs of mine and, I wasn't disappointed! However, leaving a tough climb towards the end of
Day 46: Agost (Cycle)
Moved about 3.5 miles down the road to a better park-up location, which is adjacent to the Via Verde: about 4.5 kilometers from its start point (i.e., where I was
Day 45: Agost Railway Station (Arrival)
Rain delayed the start of play today. Eventually, due to inclement weather leaking into the afternoon, play for today was abandoned! Now, obviously I could have gone cycling today irrespective of the weather.
Day 44: El Campello (Cyclismo)
I mostly enjoyed today's cycle. If it had been a little warmer the descent from Puerto El Collao, elevation 890m, where the temperature was 5°C, would not have been so
Day 43: El Campello (Alicante)
For various reasons I chose to visit Alicante today. Initial stop was the Central Food Market: Then, perhaps most importantly, it was off to buy bread! Followed by a visit to the Castle.
Day 42: El Campello (Cycling)
Forecast was for a rainy afternoon, so I went for a morning ride: just to stretch me legs! A view from Busot: The rain did arrive in the afternoon, but not until about
Day 41: El Campello (Cycle)
The weather forecast was for some rain, but the probability was pretty low. I therefore decided to go for a shorter ride than I'd originally planned for today. Then, if it
Day 40: El Campello (Arrival)
Phew, nearly no photo for today's post! Saved the day with an evening photo of a sextet of motorhomes/campervans: It is amazing just how much of today's time
Day 39: Benidorm (Another Walk!)
Sometimes you have an itch that has to be scratched! Well Benidorm become an itch for me. Firstly as a consequence of my earlier cycle ride when I'd seen some interesting
Day 38: Relleu (Walk!)
A visit to the local bakery first thing to buy bread and a wee post walk pastel to eat with my afternoon coffee, which cost me €2.10! Today's walk was
Day 37: Relleu (Drive/Cycle)
Sunrise at the dam this morning: The first climb of the day was up to Puerte de Tudons. Although the sign says 11.4km to the top, this is from the northern outskirts
Day 36: Embalse del Amadorio (Cycle)
Highlight of the day: A short 30km cycle this afternoon to test new brake pads! And it would appear that blossom is in the early stages of blossoming! (I think they maybe almond
D35: Embalse del Amadorio (Drive/Cycle)
I arrived at my new location, the Amadoria Reservoir, which is not too far from Benidorm, via a motorway service station. Where I was able to empty the "grey water tank"
Day 34: Altea (This and That)
When I awoke this morning at about 8.15am it felt a wee bit chilly. On checking the temperature inside the van it was 1°C and, outside it was -4°C. No
Day 33: Altea (Cycling)
The thing about this blog posting malarkey is what to put in and what to leave out. Obviously nobody's interested in reading about the minutiae of van/cycle life, so there
Day 32: Altea (Damp!)
A somewhat damp day with light showers leading to heavier rain later. Here's a view of the current park-up location with a view of the hill I cycled up in the
Day 31: Altea (Drive/Cycle)
The view towards Benidorm from Serra de Bernia Well it seemed like a good idea when I set off, but it wasn't long before I realised that this Saturday afternoon cycle
Day 30: Denia (Finale)
As with all good things, the finale had to arrive. And it did so in style. Lynn created a great ride to end our set of Denia rides. A ride that took us
Day 29: Denia (Cyclismo)
Some pretty tough cycling was had today. Perhaps some of the toughest I've encountered. Yet it was an excellent day of cycling: great company; great scenery; tough climbs; great descents and;
Day 28: Denia (Cycling)
After yesterday's rest day for me (the Norton Wheelers Posse went for an afternoon cycle) it was good to be back in the saddle for an up and down kind of
Day 27: Denia (Non Day)
It is said that the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain: today it chose to rain in Denia! At least it did from pre-dawn until the end of lunch! Accordingly today&
Day 26: Denia (Cycle)
Today we rode the very popular cycle route up to the Coll de Rates, which included a rather steep "short cut" and some fine views. Here's one: This was