Monthly Archives: August 2025

Not as misty as the past few days. Two days at the Parador was very relaxing. Its a government owned chain which started nearly 100 years ago. Whilst I did not know at the time, the Parador I cycled past … Continue reading →

Cloudy day to start with and for a worrying moment, rain was forecast at one point, but in fact it became warm as the sun broke through at around 1400. GPS was having issues as I started off as the … Continue reading →

The trip so far in the following screenshot from Komoot. Steady progress, but tomorrow I will be increasing the  ride distance. Still some way to go before I reach Gib, but I have 2 weeks to do it! The weather … Continue reading →

Today was too easy! After the nonsense of the previous two days I planned a shorter route. I think I could have done another 40KM, but it is what it is. Day starts off with nice coffee and upload of … Continue reading →

So, shorter ride planned today due to some bad weather forecast. Forecast was for thunder storms after 1500. So arrival planned for 1300. So no problem right?   So all starts of good. Nice long road with smooth surface. Big … Continue reading →

In at the deep end!  The going was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Due to various massive road projects and detours due to the damage caused by last year’s flooding in the Valencia region, I found … Continue reading →

And so it begin again, another road trip to Spain. At trip #10, I never thought I would keep this up for a few years. My first trip was meant to be bucket list item and a fundraiser for Merlin … Continue reading →