Day 85: Rincón de la Victoria (Drive)
Rincón de la Victoria promenade: It was forecast to be a rainy day. The rain arrived in Salobreña shortly after midday. I left at about 4pm and arrived in Rincón de la Victoria
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Day 84: Salobreña (Cycle)
Recovery/rest day on the bike. Nothing too strenuous. Well, except for the visit to the castle at Salobreña, where the streets are narrow and the gradients are very steep. So, if you
Day 83: Salobreña (Drive/Cycle/Drive)
Due to high coastal night time temperatures, remaining in Tabernas looked like a good idea. Unfortunately, at about 4am high wind speeds and rain paid a visit and awoke me! Fortunately, it didn&
Day 82: Tabernas (Cycle)
At the "official start" of today's climb to the Puerto de Alto de Velefique and beyond! At the Alto, but with yet more climbing (about 330 metres of elevation)
Day 81: Tabernas (Cycle/Drive)
Living on the edge of town! (Baños de Sierra Alhamilla): Today I scratched an itch. Each time I've visited this area I've been tempted to climb the Baños de
Day 80: Retamar (Drive)
After a visit to La Pelina Panadería in Almeria where good bread can be had, it was off to Carrefour for groceries. I then drove to Retamer where late breakfast was had at
Day 79: El Palmer (Drive)
The forecast was for more rain, both today and tomorrow. So I decided it was time to head west again. [This afternoon a Dutch couple arrived from Tarífa. They said they'd
Day 78: San Juan de los Terreros (Drive/Cycle)
Still moving east, when I'd like to go west! But this is where the sunshine is and, with lots of rain forecast for the next couple of days, you need to
Day 77: Pueblo Salinas (Cycling)
Perhaps some of the best cycling conditions this year. A very enjoyable ride, heading west along the coast ... ... through Garrucha and Mojácar ... ... and on to Carboneras. From there it was a right turn
Day 76: Pueblo Salinas (Ciclo)
Rain delayed the start of play! Fortunately, there was forecast to be a brighter spell of weather, before the rain was predicted to return mid-afternoon. Accordingly, I planned a shortened and altered ride
Day 75: Pueblo Salinas (Chores!)
Today's itinerary: 1. 08:25, cycle to bakery for bread (that which I purchased was not exactly what I wanted, but it will do. It is significantly better than nought! On
Day 74: Pueblo Salinas (Ciclismo)
On the way down from the top: Before the descent there was the ascent! Just below the dot is my destination. I think I may have ridden/found my new hardest climb in
Day 73: Pueblo Salinas (Cycling)
Some very good cycling was had today. First was a visit to the dam at the Cuevas del Almanzora Reservoir. More on that later! Then it was an excellent climb up to the
Day 72: Pueblo Salinas (Cycle)
Going west would be best but it was gonna be rainy. At least by going east it was mostly sunny! Today, normal service was resumed: it was mostly sunny, wind speeds were much
Day 71: Pueblo Salinas (Cycle/Drive)
Apart from high velocity winds in the afternoon, the weather was much improved. I know! I've been bleating on about the weather for days. And, here's another where the
Day 70: La Isleta del Moro (Cycle)
I was pleased to be out on the bike today. The weather forecast indicated there would be reasonably good weather until about 1pm, so I went for a shortened ride of 55 kilometres.
Day 69: La Isleta del Moro (More Rain)
My hoped for improved weather did not materialise today. Indeed, this unfavourable weather is forecast to be the order of the day for at least one more week. However, ever the optimist, I
Day 68: La Isleta del Moro (Drive)
We are experiencing way too much weather down here in Andalusia! This period of inclementness has become very persistent: The current phenomenon of one rain front almost immediately followed by another seems to
Day 67: Retamar (Rain!)
Mostly overcast, with intermittent rain. However, by about 4.15pm the sun came out, so I dashed out of the van and took a photograph: Other than eating and drinking, most of the
Day 66: Retamar (Cycling)
Another day cycling from Retamar. This is because it remains the area with some of the best weather conditions within 100 kilometres of here: ignoring wind speeds, there was no forecasted rain and
Day 65: Retamar (Cycle)
A relatively slow day on the bike battling high winds and traversing unpaved tracks and carreteras en mal estado (badly surfaced roads). Here's the track leaving Retamar: This is part of
Day 64: Retamar (Drive/Cycle)
... So, having checked the latest weather forecast, I decided to execute my cunning plan, which was nearly derailed by snow! Yes snow. It didn't even cross my mind that snow could
Day 63: Serón (Rain)
What is there to say about today? It's been a rainy one! Here's what it looks like following roughly 5 hours of continuous rain: It has become Intermittent: According
Day 62: Serón (Cycle)
Originally I had a route planned that, like yesterday, would take me up into the Sierra de Los Filabres where there is good mountain passes to be cycled. I would definitely recommend cycling