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
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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
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
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