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Day 167
Thursday, December 14, 2023
🌬 17 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Spain Playa DIvino 40.036841, 0.04060940°2’13” N 0°2’26” E
Windddyyy
December 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 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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Day 166
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Spain Playa DIvino 40.037034, 0.04119940°2’13” N 0°2’28” E
Back in the saddle again
December 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 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. Meet back up with the route and return to the Med. Long day of riding but it’s good to be back.Read more
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Day 165
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 30 m
Spain Marxalenes Park 39.486385, -0.3773839°29’11” N 0°22’39” W
And we made it
December 12, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 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 metro mechanical problems trying to get into Valencia. Finally get to the flat. Manage a quick outing to see Christmas lights lit up.Read more
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Day 164
Monday, December 11, 2023
🌧 10 °C
Altitude: 425 m
Switzerland Zurich airport 47.454389, 8.5574147°27’16” N 8°33’27” E
Travel - Day #2
December 11, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 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 find a quiet and relatively dark spot to sleep.Read more
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Day 163
Sunday, December 10, 2023
☁️ 10 °C
Altitude: 42 m
United States McMahan Branch 44.977492, -123.19819944°58’39” N 123°11’54” W
The journey resumes
December 10, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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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Day 141
Saturday, November 18, 2023
☁️ 9 °C
Altitude: 33 m
United States Piccolo City Park 45.506086, -122.64184345°30’22” N 122°38’31” W
A long journey
November 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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. A few movies and meals and we touch down on US soil - SFO. Take BART to Oakland and wait for flight #3 and then #4. And we are back - for a bit. More to come.Read more
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Day 140
Friday, November 17, 2023
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 23 m
Spain Marxalenes Park 39.485802, -0.383639°29’9” N 0°23’1” W
Prepping for the pause
November 17, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 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 then in the uber modern arts and sciences area. Out for an ok paella meal and gelato.Read more
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Day 139
Thursday, November 16, 2023
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 23 m
Spain Marxalenes Park 39.485768, -0.3836239°29’9” N 0°23’1” W
Valencia …. Finally
November 16, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 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 we will the city which take us almost all the way to our host Dasha’s flat. Wander the city a bit.Read more
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Day 138
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 13 m
Spain Playa Olivos 39.182596, -0.22148139°10’57” N 0°13’17” W
Back to the sea
November 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 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 too late for a swim and there were some nasty creatures.Read more
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Day 137
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
☀️ 27 °C
Altitude: 397 m
Spain El Saytón 39.021377, -0.72040839°1’17” N 0°43’13” W
So much fruit
November 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 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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Day 136
Monday, November 13, 2023
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 396 m
Spain El Saytón 39.021656, -0.72021439°1’18” N 0°43’13” W
There’s a first for everything
November 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 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 part of the chain fixer tool. Almost 4 hours later, we are back on the road- surviving our first major mechanical issue of the trip. Perhaps there is a lesson or two to learn.Read more
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Day 135
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 9:04 PM
🌙 18 °C
Altitude: 123 m
Spain Plaça del Mercat 38.988007, -0.52010638°59’17” N 0°31’12” W
Xativa
November 12, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 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 was there, had to hike up to the castle. Well worth the extra elevation. Wander into a street festival.Read more
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Day 134
Saturday, November 11, 2023
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 651 m
Spain Bocairent 38.765606, -0.61649338°45’56” N 0°36’59” W
Hiking in the hills
November 11, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Spend the day hiking up into hills and back into the canyon. Great views all around.
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Day 133
Friday, November 10, 2023
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 651 m
Spain Bocairent 38.76556, -0.61649638°45’56” N 0°36’59” W
Up to Bocairent
November 10, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 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 the amenities.Read more
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Day 132
Thursday, November 9, 2023
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 312 m
Spain Palomar 38.854564, -0.49853238°51’16” N 0°29’55” W
Heading back inland
November 9, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 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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Day 131
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Altitude: 608 m
Spain Bocairent 38.765026, -0.60218738°45’54” N 0°36’8” W
A day to explore
November 8, 2023 in Spain
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 to explore. Towns in Spain have been putting up Christmas lights but are not yet lit. Only have 4 cats for dinner instead of 7.Read more
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Day 130
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 8 m
Spain Playa De L'Ahuir 39.006291, -0.17635539°0’23” N 0°10’35” W
Onto Gandia
November 7, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 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 Gandia and campground. Find many cat friends eager to share our dinner.Read more
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Day 129
Monday, November 6, 2023
☁️ 19 °C
Altitude: 123 m
Spain Cala del Portixol 38.742626, 0.22688438°44’33” N 0°13’37” E
More beautiful coastline
November 6, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 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 get gelato and it’s quite good. A few big ups and we arrive at our first American warm showers host. Have our own little apartment.Read more
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Day 128
Sunday, November 5, 2023
Altitude: 9 m
Spain Playa De La Fossa 38.652812, 0.06865338°39’10” N 0°4’7” E
Amongst the expats
November 5, 2023 in Spain
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 a spot at a campground was not easy. Walk to beach and Doug finally makes it in. I don’t even try. Paella dinner as it is SundayRead more
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Day 127
Saturday, November 4, 2023
🌬 23 °C
Altitude: 8 m
Spain Platja de Gandía 39.004369, -0.17814139°0’16” N 0°10’41” W
Exploring the coast
November 4, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 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 out candy.Read more
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Day 126
Friday, November 3, 2023
🌬 21 °C
Altitude: 9 m
Spain Playa del Torres 38.516631, -0.20145138°30’60” N 0°12’5” W
Around the metropolis
November 3, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 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 as we leave the city and ride amongst very ritzy seaside villas. A terrible rock road reminds us to look carefully at our route. Late check in to campground by the sea.Read more
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Day 125
Thursday, November 2, 2023
🌬 25 °C
Altitude: 20 m
Spain Acuario Municipal de Santa Pola 38.1913, -0.55832438°11’29” N 0°33’30” W
A dusty day
November 2, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 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, again finding ourselves to be the youngsters amongst the elderly caravaners. Head into Santa Palo for pizza.Read more
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Day 124
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
☀️ 23 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Spain Villajoyosa, Torre de Hércules o Torre de Sant Josep 38.517055, -0.2001338°31’1” N 0°12’0” W
All Saints Day Hike
November 1, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 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 walk until we hit the last part which went straight up. Beautiful views but a tad bit scary. Made it out alive!Read more
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Day 123
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
☁️ 21 °C
Altitude: 42 m
Spain Puente Tocinos 37.997278, -1.09634137°59’50” N 1°5’47” W
Halloween
October 31, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 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 a beautiful canyon. Lose all elevation as we make our way to Murcia. Set up and opt to take bus into Murcia. Many people decked out for Halloween. Nice tapas dinnerRead more
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Day 122
Monday, October 30, 2023
Altitude: 9 m
Spain Murcia–San Javier Airport 37.772475, -0.81756637°46’21” N 0°49’3” W
A day by the beach
October 30, 2023 in Spain
Opt to stay put. Lazy morning and then go walk along the promenade. Quite windy which makes the wind surfers happy.
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