Day 25 Denia (Drive/Cycle)
An early start to the day (at least it was for me). Having an owl rather than lark phenotype, I'm more of a night time kind of guy (but, definitely not
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Day 24: Gandia (This and That)
Looking back, towards the port of Gandia, from where ferries to the Balearics sail. Looking forward to Denia: my next stop. A bit of a this and that kind of a day: a
Day 23: Gandia (Ciclismo)
Weather: let's just say that winter gloves were not required for today's descents! (Although the maximum elevation was less today the temperatures were higher throught the day: about 15°
Day 22 Gandia (Cycling)
Another day cycling in the sun. The highlight of the ride was the climb up La Llacuna. It seemed to me that the climb was hard but, according to PJAAM: a good cycle
Day 21: Gandia (Cycle)
Today's caption competition: Here's a starter for ten: no tengo piles! Another flat windy ride, this time to Denia, via Piles. Here's a photo of a local
Day 20: Cullera (Messages etc.)
Last night's location was not as sheltered as I thought, as evidenced by the shaking of the van when struck by the more violent gusts. As a result a broken sleep
Day 19: South Valencia (Cycle)
I appreciate that the weather up there is currently less favourable than it is down here. However, we are currently subject to weather that is not ideal for cycling! Today was as windy
Day 18: South! of Valencia (Walk)
Plan A was for a cycle ride. However, it was pretty windy this morning and was forecast to remain so for the rest of the day. I therefore opted for Plan B, which
Day 17: South Valencia (Football)
A third and final visit to the city of Valencia. The reason, all because of a football match: Manchester United 2 - 1 Manchester City. I watched it in Valencia's Irish
Day 16: South Valencia (Cycle)
Guess what stupid did? Stupid did what stupid said he wouldn't do. He forgot his cycling helmet, again! So note to self failed, as did placing the helmet adjacent to the
Day 15: Further North of Valencia
I have moved from a paid motorhome campsite to a municipal one, which is free. The maximum stay is 72 hours, but I'm leaving tomorrow morning. Not only is this new
Day 14: North of Valencia (Cycle)
Today was the first "proper" cycle of this Spanish cycling/van tour. Mostly it was good. The two bits that were not are: (1) the hiker-bike section coming down from the
Day 13: North of Valencia (Nomad Campground)
Today I moved from the west of Valencia to it's east. For the next two nights I'll be staying at an official campground at a cost of €23 per
Day 12: Valencia (Beach)
As strange as it may seem I felt the needed for a day off! For most of the past eleven days or so I've been on the go; either driving, cycling,
Day 11: Valence (Short Cycle)
Once upon a time there was a river that ran through a Spanish city. In that city all was well until that fateful day when it wasn't. On that day the
Day 10: Valencia (Culture!)
Where as I was hoping for some culture in Valencia I actually got the run around trying to acquire a Spanish PrePaid sim card, which turned out to be much harder than anticipated.
Day 9: Valencia (Cycling)
Fun, mainly flat cycling in the sun. However, there was a wee climb up to a meteorological radar station with some steep gradients to contend with. Later, on approaching an iron gate, it
Day 8: Zaragoza to Valencia
As you can see it was foggy this morning in Zaragoza. However, I'm imagining that is not what caught your eye in this photograph. More likely you noticed the two long
Day 7: Ahetze to Zaragoza
Well, what a surprise, before I new it, I was up, dressed, everything stowed, no breakfast and, on the road; yet it was only 7.30 ish in the morning. And, no it
Day 6: Ares to Ahetze
After an early (for me) visit to the local Artisan Patisserie for some "pain et un amonde croissant". It was then back to the van for breakfast. Unfortunately, the almond croissant
Day 5: Ares (Rest Day!)
Today was mostly spent getting this website thing-a-me-bob, resurrected, dusted down and, new posts created to cover the previous four days from the start of this current adventure. Previously it was used to
Day 4: Ares (Cycling)
When I set off cycling at 10.30 this morning the temperature was 10° C and, mostly cloudy with a brisk southerly wind. By early afternoon it was nudging 18°C (according to
Day 3: Lencloitre to Ares
Last night I checked the weather for Bordeaux to get an idea of the weather conditions I may expect to encounter during the following day's drive, only to discover that it
Day 2: Rouen to Lencloitre
At the beginning of the day it seemed like a good idea to batter on down towards Spain and tick off as many miles as I could in the day. To quote the