Two wheels to the Tiger's Nest

september - december 2023

This is Jane and Mark's sabbatical blog. We're spending a month cycling the Camino Frances in Spain. Then we're off to Jordan - Dubai - India - Bhutan (two wheels by motorbike to the Tiger's Nest) - Thailand - Malaysia - Singapore. Back for Xmas. Läs mer

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Two wheels to the Tiger's Nest
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- 17 sep. 2023 12:02
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 419 m
- Spanien La Rioja Logroño Parque del Espolón 42.462811, -2.44479542°27’46” N 2°26’41” W
Dag 10
Day 10 - Logrono
17 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Another busy day in Logrono due to the Wine Festival. Watched the parade and tried some pinchos (tapas). Unfortunately we'll miss the grape treading.
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Great festival, shame about treading the grapes. [Jenny]
2023-09-17SvaraÖversätt
Resenär It’s been a nice day. Back to 7am start on the bikes tomorrow though!
2023-09-17SvaraÖversätt
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- 18 sep. 2023 15:12
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 735 m
- Spanien La Rioja Cirueña Ciriñuela 42.421745, -2.91700542°25’18” N 2°55’1” W
Dag 11
Day 11 - Santo Domingo de la Cazada
18 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
It felt like a longer day in the saddle today - although the Garmin shows we were as quick as any other day. The morning was spent amongst the scenic vineyards of the region and watching the harvest. The afternoon was much more gravelly and we were up against a long climb with a significant headwind. This really sapped our energy and we needed a 2 hour sleep on arrival. Should be less windy tomorrow! I hope.
50kms cycled today, 820m up, 590m down.Läs mer
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- 19 sep. 2023 10:04
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 958 m
- Spanien Castilla y León Villafranca Montes de Oca Villafranca-Montes de Oca 42.388561, -3.30954542°23’19” N 3°18’34” W
Dag 12
Day 12 - Villafranca Montes de Oca
19 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Crossed the border from 'La Rioja' to 'Castillo y Leon' today, swapping vineyards for fields of dead sunflowers waiting to be harvested. Thankfully the wind was much lighter today so cycling was much easier. Stopped for coffee at Belorado - a nice little village with lots of murals. Staying tonight at a 14th Century pilgrim hospital. Nearly everyone here is doing the Camino.
Cycled 36kms today, 620m up, 310m down.Läs mer
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- 20 sep. 2023 16:12
- 🌬 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 854 m
- Spanien Castilla y León Burgos Roman catholic diocese of Burgos 42.340729, -3.72972342°20’27” N 3°43’47” W
Dag 13
Day 13 - Burgos
20 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Two long hard climbs today (about 200m each) followed by some nice long descents. As a result we covered ground very quickly and got the first half of the ride done by 10.30. A nice cup of coffee at Ages and we then pushed on for Burgos. Most of the ride was very scenic. The entry into Burgos was a bit industrial. 2 rest days now to recover our strength before we tackle the Maseta (a few days of fairly flat desert riding). Interesting some of the other pilgrims are renting bikes for this section!
42kms cycled today, 482m up, 591m down.Läs mer
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Resenär Looks very rough some of the route. Enjoy your two days break from the bikes.
2023-09-20SvaraÖversätt
Resenär Most of the route isn't like that, but there are some tricky sections - makes it more interesting!
2023-09-20SvaraÖversätt
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- 21 sep. 2023 14:15
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 876 m
- Spanien Castilla y León Burgos Arco de Santa María 42.339951, -3.70424742°20’24” N 3°42’15” W
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Dag 14
Day 14 - Burgos
21 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Day off in Burgos today - visited the cathedral (one of the largest and oldest in Europe) and the castle.
Heavy rain this morning. Really glad we haven't been cycling today, but feeling sorry for those out on the Camino as there is very little shelter on this section.
Back into Burgos this evening for some tapas - our best 'patatas bravas' so far!
Will have walked 8+ miles by the time we get back to our hotel on the edge of town. Quite a lot for a day off!Läs mer
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Resenär Padron peppers, well done
2023-09-21SvaraÖversätt
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- 22 sep. 2023
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 885 m
- Spanien Castilla y León Burgos Plaza Mayor 42.341221, -3.70165842°20’28” N 3°42’6” W
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Dag 15
Day 15 - Burgos
22 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Finished now with our two day break in Burgos. It was a bit colder again today (around 16 degrees) so we decided to have a day of culture (museum of human evolution) and shopping in Burgos. Going into tomorrow nice and fresh now. Also went out and had a nice meal tonight - many thanks to all my colleagues at Capgemini who put together a collection for me prior to the trip! Now got to pack up and get ready for an early set off tomorrow with bags needed downstairs at 8am. I think we are going to wait until later to start as it is due to be 6 degrees at that time.Läs mer
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Resenär Was this a purchase? x
2023-09-22SvaraÖversätt
Resenär 1955 vintage jet trainer. Not sure we could afford the fuel!
2023-09-22SvaraÖversätt
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- 23 sep. 2023 10:39
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Höjd över havet: 886 m
- Spanien Castilla y León Hontanas 42.312759, -4.04235842°18’46” N 4°2’32” W
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Dag 16
Day 16 - Hontanas (the Meseta)
23 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Our easiest ride so far - despite stopping at every village for a coffee we still arrived too early for lunch. Would have been nice to cover more distance, but there are limited accommodation options on this part of the route and we can't get our bags transferred more than 60km.
On the plus side, we're staying in Hontanas, a lovely little village that seems to be prospering due to all of the Camino traffic.
Rather than having a relaxing afternoon enjoying the sun, we ('I') decided a 'little' walk would be nice. We saw an advert for a 'music event' in the next village, so decided to go and have a look. Two hours later, the walk had turned into a 5 mile hike and village was completely deserted. However, it did give us a taste of 'walking' the Camino, and got us up to a respectable number of miles.
29kms cycled today, 292m up, 273m down; + 8kms walked, 99m up.Läs mer
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Resenär These guys have got a serious picnic with them x
2023-09-23SvaraÖversätt
Resenär Impressive that they weren’t e-bikes. There are a few decent hills on the route!
2023-09-24SvaraÖversätt
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- 24 sep. 2023
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 830 m
- Spanien Castilla y León Carrión de los Condes Iglesia de Santiago 42.338192, -4.60264542°20’17” N 4°36’10” W
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Dag 17
Day 17 - Carrion de los Condes (Meseta2)
24 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Bit of a cold start (7 degrees) but morning riding was good fun. Lots of downhill with only one big climb - but it was big. The afternoon was straight as an arrow for at least an hour. The walkers must have been bored out of their minds as we did it at pace. We tried a different transfer company for bags today. It didn’t work out 100% but we have the bags now - we’ll try another one tomorrow! Interesting today that we did cycle by a canal and some locks which was a bit odd in such an arid region.
54kms cycled today, 415 up, 450 down.Läs mer
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New socks? [Jenny]
2023-09-24SvaraÖversätt
Resenär Oh yes. All looking the part now!
2023-09-25SvaraÖversätt
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- 25 sep. 2023 12:08
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 833 m
- Spanien Castilla y León Sahagún 42.370995, -5.02742°22’16” N 5°1’37” W
Dag 18
Day 18 - Sahagun (Meseta 3)
25 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A relatively easy ride today, although legs were feeling a bit weary after yesterday's sprint. Another day of big open vistas - farmland, wind farms, and fields of dead sunflowers. Mainly flat, but again we're glad to be cycling rather than walking, as it can get a bit monotonous. Saw some underground hobbit like bodegas used to store food and wine (see photos). Also met an interpreter from Ukrainian who had walked all the way from Slovakia with his two dogs (complete with their own Camino shells), wild camping all the way.
We're now over half way, at 414kms out of 784kms.
40kms cycled today, 248m up, 253m down.Läs mer
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Lovely countryside. Well done for reaching the halfway point. [Jenny]
2023-09-25SvaraÖversätt
Following your progress, great pics. Well done, keep the chains oiled and the knees! Uncle Tony. [Tony]
2023-09-26SvaraÖversätt
Resenär Glad you're enjoying the blog. Knees are doing ok so far!
2023-09-26SvaraÖversätt
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- 26 sep. 2023 15:05
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 847 m
- Spanien León Catedral de León 42.599072, -5.56743742°35’57” N 5°34’3” W
Dag 19
Day 19 - Leon (Meseta 4)
26 september 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We took advantage of the speed of the bikes today to do 2 sections of the Camino that most people avoid. The first was the Roman road which adds 2km to the journey and bypasses most stopping places. We only saw about 10 people in over 30kms! Made a nice change from ringing the bell every 30 seconds, and meant we avoided long sections of straight road. The second was around lunch where we took a 6km detour to see the monastery that was a stopping point for the original pilgrims. We’re now in Leon. Our hotel is right next door to the Cathedral- so no commute into town for us!
53kms cycled today, 374m up, 379m down.Läs mer
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Resenär Smiles and blue skies, looks like you had a great day
2023-09-26SvaraÖversätt
Resenär Yes. Day off tomorrow and we are literally less than a stones throw from the Cathedral!
2023-09-26SvaraÖversätt
Resenär Enjoy your day off tomorrow, looks lovely weather.
2023-09-26SvaraÖversätt
Resenär Will do. It was about 10 degrees when we left this morning and 29 when we arrived!
2023-09-26SvaraÖversätt
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