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- Tag 167
- Donnerstag, 14. Dezember 2023
- 🌬 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
SpanienPlaya DIvino40°2’13” N 0°2’26” E
Windddyyy
14. Dezember 2023 in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Windstorm during the night kept us up and threatened to take the tent down. With more predicted, opted to stay put. Day spent doing repairs and beach walking.
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- Tag 166
- Mittwoch, 13. Dezember 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
- SpanienPlaya DIvino40°2’13” N 0°2’28” E
Back in the saddle again
13. Dezember 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a real night sleep, we are packed and ready to ride again. Well established bike lanes lead us to the EV8. Lose the path at some point and wind through marshland and over rough road for a bit.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 165
- Dienstag, 12. Dezember 2023 um 22:00
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 30 m
- SpanienMarxalenes Park39°29’11” N 0°22’39” W
And we made it
12. Dezember 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
It a horrible night of sleep in the airport. At least we had time horizontal. More hours waiting-at least in the snooty lounge and board last plane back to our bikes. No plane issues but hit metroWeiterlesen
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- Tag 164
- Montag, 11. Dezember 2023
- 🌧 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 425 m
SchweizZurich airport47°27’16” N 8°33’27” E
Travel - Day #2
11. Dezember 2023 in der Schweiz ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Made it across the pond, passing the time with movies and a bit of sleep. Arrive in Zurich with little desire to venture far. Navigate the confusing airport and settle in with food and manage to findWeiterlesen
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- Tag 163
- Sonntag, 10. Dezember 2023
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 42 m
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaMcMahan Branch44°58’39” N 123°11’54” W
The journey resumes
10. Dezember 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Early morning fight to San Francisco. Left the pouring rain behind and had a nice day to walk around. Board our very big and crowded flight to Zurich and continue the journey back.
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- Tag 141
- Samstag, 18. November 2023
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: 33 m
- Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaPiccolo City Park45°30’22” N 122°38’31” W
A long journey
18. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Early morning departure necessitated an Uber to the airport. Relatively quick flight to Frankfurt. Huge airport and long walk to international gate. Board much bigger plane and we are on our way. AWeiterlesen
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- Tag 140
- Freitag, 17. November 2023
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 23 m
- SpanienMarxalenes Park39°29’9” N 0°23’1” W
Prepping for the pause
17. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Spent the morning get everything clean and settled in for a 3 week pause. We had the flat to ourselves as Dasha had left for Germany. Back out to further explore - spending time in the market and thenWeiterlesen
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- Tag 139
- Donnerstag, 16. November 2023
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 23 m
- SpanienMarxalenes Park39°29’9” N 0°23’1” W
Valencia …. Finally
16. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Enjoy coffee looking out at the sea. Jellyfish still guarding the water - and it’s a tad bit chilly. Easy ride along a “bike highway” - so many cyclists out for a spin. Cycleways as soon as weWeiterlesen
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- Tag 138
- Mittwoch, 15. November 2023
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 13 m
- SpanienPlaya Olivos39°10’57” N 0°13’17” W
Back to the sea
15. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Two big hills stood between us and the sea. Sadly one was a rock path. Beautifully arid and deserted countryside. Very windy windy downhill into the orange groves. For miles. Arrive at the beach tooWeiterlesen
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- Tag 137
- Dienstag, 14. November 2023
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 397 m
- SpanienEl Saytón39°1’17” N 0°43’13” W
So much fruit
14. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another day to hike. Hike along canyon and amongst fields and fields of oranges and persimmons. Beautiful waterfalls to finish the hike.
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- Tag 136
- Montag, 13. November 2023
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 396 m
- SpanienEl Saytón39°1’18” N 0°43’13” W
There’s a first for everything
13. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Nice morning coffee and find a place to replace Doug’s chain. Gather up food supplies and head out of town. After quite a bit of clanking, his chain comes apart. Sadly discover we are missing partWeiterlesen
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- Tag 135
- Sonntag, 12. November 2023 um 21:04
- 🌙 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 123 m
- SpanienPlaça del Mercat38°59’17” N 0°31’12” W
Xativa
12. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Get to ride down the canyon we came up. Though a ride with more down than up did have a bit of windy ups as we we made our way over a ridge and to the beautiful town of Xàtiva. And because it wasWeiterlesen
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- Tag 134
- Samstag, 11. November 2023
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 651 m
- SpanienBocairent38°45’56” N 0°36’59” W
Hiking in the hills
11. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Spend the day hiking up into hills and back into the canyon. Great views all around.
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- Tag 133
- Freitag, 10. November 2023
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 651 m
- SpanienBocairent38°45’56” N 0°36’59” W
Up to Bocairent
10. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Short ride further up into the hills. Return to El Cid route and head south. Pass Pou Clar - lovely falls and then wind through a canyon towards hilltop town. Great family run campground with all theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 132
- Donnerstag, 9. November 2023
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 312 m
- SpanienPalomar38°51’16” N 0°29’55” W
Heading back inland
9. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Opt to head back into the hills and unfortunately into the wind. Nice ride
Though through small towns and pomegranate and persimmon groves.
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- Tag 131
- Mittwoch, 8. November 2023
- Höhe über NN: 608 m
- SpanienBocairent38°45’54” N 0°36’8” W
A day to explore
8. November 2023 in Spanien
With Doug having a reoccurrence of his stomach bug, opt to stay put. After enjoying morning cuddles with a few cat friends ride off to the town of Gandia. Nice Rambla and historical buildings toWeiterlesen
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- Tag 130
- Dienstag, 7. November 2023
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- SpanienPlaya De L'Ahuir39°0’23” N 0°10’35” W
Onto Gandia
7. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Nice walk around the neighborhood before setting off. Incredible vistas from cliffs towering above. Ride along a hillside and then cruise down amongst oranges and pomegranates. Great paths to GandiaWeiterlesen
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- Tag 129
- Montag, 6. November 2023
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 123 m
- SpanienCala del Portixol38°44’33” N 0°13’37” E
More beautiful coastline
6. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Short day to another warm showers host. Winding road out of Calpe, eventually making it to Morirá. Go for walk along coastline and eventually up hillside - amongst elaborate villas. Finally getWeiterlesen
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- Tag 128
- Sonntag, 5. November 2023
- Höhe über NN: 9 m
- SpanienPlaya De La Fossa38°39’10” N 0°4’7” E
Amongst the expats
5. November 2023 in Spanien
Quickly find ourselves in a bizarre part of Spain - chock full of high rises and Brits (and many other northerners). Go from one seaside town to another finally settling in Calpe - though finding aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 127
- Samstag, 4. November 2023
- 🌬 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- SpanienPlatja de Gandía39°0’16” N 0°10’41” W
Exploring the coast
4. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
A day off the bikes to explore our surroundings. Walk along coastline to busier tourist area. Doug attempts to get in but wimps out. Halloween seems to continue as dressed up children again seek outWeiterlesen
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- Tag 126
- Freitag, 3. November 2023
- 🌬 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 9 m
- SpanienPlaya del Torres38°30’60” N 0°12’5” W
Around the metropolis
3. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Side wind as we head north towards Alicante. Nice side roads keep us away from the busyness. Take a sweeping loop around the fringe on sidewalks/bike paths. Seems to take forever. Roads buckle up asWeiterlesen
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- Tag 125
- Donnerstag, 2. November 2023
- 🌬 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 m
- SpanienAcuario Municipal de Santa Pola38°11’29” N 0°33’30” W
A dusty day
2. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Left behind our cat friend and with the wind at our backs zoomed along cycleways. Hard packed gravel was the theme for most of the day making for dust everywhere. Checked into huge campground, againWeiterlesen
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- Tag 124
- Mittwoch, 1. November 2023
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
- SpanienVillajoyosa, Torre de Hércules o Torre de Sant Josep38°31’1” N 0°12’0” W
All Saints Day Hike
1. November 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Spaniards take November 1 as a day to visit their dead. We opted to go for a hike that started at a cemetery. Toasty day as we left the city behind and walked amongst lemons and olives. Easy walkWeiterlesen
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- Tag 123
- Dienstag, 31. Oktober 2023
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 42 m
- SpanienPuente Tocinos37°59’50” N 1°5’47” W
Halloween
31. Oktober 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Clouds roll in but it is still fairly warm. Heading inland towards Murcia. As we climb we head away from populated areas and into olive and lemon groves. Nice gradual climb and plunge down through aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 122
- Montag, 30. Oktober 2023
- Höhe über NN: 9 m
- SpanienMurcia–San Javier Airport37°46’21” N 0°49’3” W
A day by the beach
30. Oktober 2023 in Spanien
Opt to stay put. Lazy morning and then go walk along the promenade. Quite windy which makes the wind surfers happy.