Day 24 - Ambasmestas

A big day in the mountains today! It was Chris' first day joining us so we wanted to find some good mountain bike tracks.
We started with an easy 15 miles, through the vineyards to Villafranca del Bierzo to meet Paula for coffee. We then had a choice - follow the easy route along the valley road, or try one of the suggested variations. We opted for the more adventurous Camino Duro (the hard way). It started with a 3km hike up before eventually levelling out, 500m above the road route. We think an old lady tried to warn us against trying the route with bikes but we couldn't understand each other, so eventually she just made a sign of the cross and wished us 'buen camino'!
It definitely wasn't an easy option, but had great views and was away from the traffic and most of the walkers.
43kms cycled today, 870m up (felt like more), 750m down.Read more