Getting ready
6 juin 2022, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Last minute details. COVID test (negative - phew)! And final packing.
Time to fly
8 juin 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Last minute packing. Bike boxes come in just under 50 lbs. drinks in deschuttes. Relatively empty plane.
On our way
8 juin 2022, Angleterre ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Relatively easy check in process at PDX. Bike boxes just slid under 50 lbs! A few drinks for the road and an on time departure. Able to spread out across 3 seats! On time arrival in heathrow but stuckEn savoir plus
Lisbon sights
9 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Late night arrival into Lisbon and despite some challenges finding transport big enough to haul us and bikes to our AirBnB, made it around 2 am and crashed. Awoke to a sunny late morning. Coffee andEn savoir plus
Lisbon Day 2
10 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Quick ride to check bikes and walk towards Belem. Sample pasteles - twice! Enjoy the sights including riding a trolley.
First 3 days
13 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
130 miles in and we are adjusting to life on the road. Many highs and many lows. Highs: temperature, smooth bike lanes and roads, beautiful scenery, hummus Sammie by the coast, kindness of strangers.En savoir plus
A short day to enjoy the beach
14 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Some days you call it quits to enjoy some beach time. After enjoying lunch looking out at the beautiful beach and having ridden 25 miles or so decided to stop and enjoy. Eyeing the uphill awaiting usEn savoir plus
The ups and downs of beach towns
15 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Tried to get an early start but it wasn’t meant to be. Go down only to be confronted with unrideable surface. Long push up. Followed by lovely pavement and then another down to go up. And why are weEn savoir plus
Rest day
16 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Decide to enjoy the westernmost tip of continental Europe. Check out fortress, lighthouse and town. Cloudy and cool and a nice change.
Heading east
17 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After hitting the most western point we head east across the bottom of Portugal. The route throws us many hills, dirt roads and finally a strong wind at our back. Day is broken up with pastries, aEn savoir plus
Flexibility is key
18 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Hot and windy day spent navigating large towns. Though some good bike lanes still hard to get anywhere. Very built up area flush with golf courses. After a long day find the only campground closed.En savoir plus
Helene RimbergYou are welcome to join. Just box up your bike and back a bathing suit
A day through the marshes
19 juin 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Left the hostel and out of pretty beach town. Wound out way through yet another golf course. Found our first big EuroVelo signs. They would have helped quite a bit earlier. Stopped in another niceEn savoir plus
How many ways can you travel in a day
20 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Strong wind all around us as we set off for Spain. Trying to make time by staying on main road which is not much fun. Get to Santo de Monte Gordo and are warned about a bridge being out. Make it toEn savoir plus
Sevilla
21 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Beautiful day seeing the sights of Sevilla. Even took a free walking tour where we learned to flamenco dance. Later found a real performance! Beautiful city.
When plans go awry
22 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
We had it all planned out. Catch the 9:15 train to Granada and then on to Almería. however, the high speed lines only take bikes bagged up. Where can we go on a slow train. Malaga here we come.En savoir plus
First days by the Med sea
25 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
While we never intended to ride along this part of Spain’s coast, we have found it to be beautiful! The blue sea sea and sky have been incredible with great views around every turn. The riding hasEn savoir plus
On to Cabo de Gata
26 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Windy road along the sea to Almería. Lovely bike path through town. Contemplated taking a ferry to Africa. Saw our first EuroVelo sign. This could take us all the way to Turkey. Headed to campgroundEn savoir plus
Cabo de Gata “rest day”
27 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Spent the day meandering around. Headed up and down the coast leading to the Faro (lighthouse). Hiked amongst the cliffs and enjoyed some beach time.
Hacia mucho viento
28 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Wind had changed direction as predicted and not in our favor. Strong wind in our face as we began a slow ascent across the peninsula. Travel through rather deserted deserts. Slow descent to Aqua NegraEn savoir plus
An endurance test
29 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Got a nice early start and stopped quickly for coffee , breakfast and pastries. Nice quiet road along the coast. Make good time to Aquila which takes awhile to navigate through. Beach lunch and swimEn savoir plus
A day to enjoy the scenery
30 juin 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Given we missed most of the beauty, de died to stay and enjoy it. Spent the day meandering the paths without bikes and stopping at beautiful beaches
On to Cartagena … Valencia…..
1 juillet 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
One last windy climb and it’s time to head north. See very little of Cartagena and hop on a long and slow train to Sevilla. Late evening arrival but meander a l bit into the city. A seeminglyEn savoir plus
Valencia… Barcelona …. Girona
2 juillet 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Early morning train - first of three Manage each boarding and disembarking relatively well. Affine in Girona with plenty of time to see the sights. An evening stroll for dessert found us wanderingEn savoir plus
Back to the Med
3 juillet 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Early morning stroll to find pastries unique to Girona. Back up from our university dorm hostel and head out amongst many cyclists out for their Sunday ride (Girona is a big cyclist town). LovelyEn savoir plus
Dali and onto France
4 juillet 2022, France ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
More nice roads to get to Figueres to see Dali’s ‘theater and museum’. A repeat for me but new to Doug. Get ourselves out of there rather late and the day had heated up. More country roadsEn savoir plus
Helene RimbergYup. And we passed by the tower we hiked to that we had to hold on to you for fear of you blowing away🤭