Author Archives: mhawkins63

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 →

OK, hands up. I took my eye off the ball on the planning. Relative short distance today but as I was close to a Auto Via, the road quickly went from OK to a dirt track. Think all would have … Continue reading →

Another day of climbing with over 1000m climbed. Whilst a relatively short distance, the combination of not enough food, climbing and rough roads in places made the day hard. It was great to arrive at Trujillio. I found a place … Continue reading →

Out on the road, the weather is fine and settled for the week ahead in this region. The mountains of Gredos still visible and will only drop from view tomorrow when I reach Trujullio. Whilst the ride was great, the … Continue reading →

So here we are, perfect weather and in rural Spain where its a rough road to start the day! After 5 KM, its a better road but the energy situation is not so good. Its a98KM ride ahead with over … Continue reading →