Spain Winter/Spring 2025

A collection of 111 posts

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

Day 61: Serón (Cycle/Drive)

Today's cycle started with a ride on the Via Verde (a Greenway) Guadix-Almondricos, which is 98.7 kilometres of what once was a railway line turned into a traffic free path

Day 60: Olula Del Rio (Drive)

Finally I escaped from the mobile signal blackhole! Spent most of the day doing basic chores (a big food shop (about €150!), drinking water, fresh water, empty grey and black water), driving to

Day 55: Agost (Drive/Cycle)

I slept in this morning and did not awake until 9am! Probably because I didn't sleep too well last night. Perhaps my conscience was playing havoc with my mind. Last night

Day 54: El Campello (Alicante)

Evening in El Campello: I was going to make a visit to Alicante anyway. So when I awoke and it was wall-to-wall cloud I thought that today's the day. The sun

Day 53: Busot (Ciclo)

Today's route was chosen such that it passed through a valley with blooming almond trees! Although there were two main climbs (one about 17 kilometres in length the other about 11

Day 52: Busot (Ciclismo)

A day for exercising ghosts! Way back in the year of our Lord 2023, during the month of February, on the 13 day, a Monday, I embarked on a bicycle ride that featured

Day 51: Busot (Cycling)

Plenty of cycling and climbing today. The first climb was about 19 kilometres in length (roughly 12 miles) with an average gradient of about 5 percent to Port de Tibi (Elevation 725 metres)

Day 50: Busot (Drive/Cycle)

Sunset from Busot: I've moved to a great park-up location located on the outskirts of Busot. Here is a photograph of the old Busot Castle and my van: Today's

Day 48: Relleu (Ciclismo)

Port de Tudons arrival from the South: Double Port de Tudons. Yes, today's ride provided two opportunities to reach the elevation of 1025 metres. In fact there are four routes to

Day 47: Relleu (Cycling)

It was windy last night - it awoke me. However, at getting up time it was calm, which remains the case. So, in summary, the weather was good for cycling. About one kilometre

Day 46: Relleu (Rest Day)

Relleu by day: The first task of the day was to do some routine cycle maintenance, which included a check of the chain's wear. It turns out that the chain has

Day 45: Relleu (Cycle)

Just a mere 100 kilometres offering more than 2000 metres of climbing was definitely a good way to spend this sunny day with little or no wind and virtually zero motorised traffic. It

Day 44: Relleu (Drive)

Not a very productive day! Had to leave Altea today because where I was parked is used as a market on Tuesdays and, as such, the car park has to be vacated by

Day 43: Altea (Drive/Cycle)

A view from the descent from La font de Partegat: Last night I was attacked by mosquitoes! I managed to euthanise two, but only after they had inflicted seven bites to me: four

Day 42: Moraira (Recovery Ride!)

There are rest days and there are recovery rides, which are rest days on the bike! I left Llíber because, having spent three nights there, I did not wish to out stay my

Day 41: Llíber (Ciclismo)

I'm knackered! Rest day tomorrow! I enjoyed the cycling, but I found myself flagging on the last two climbs of the day (Port de Sa Creueta from Castell de Castells and

Day 40: Llíber (Cycling)

Dawn this morning was similar to yesterday - just about freezing! Warm by 10am, when I set off for today's voyage of discovery. I chose to cycle up the Vall de