Exploring the coast
4 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ 🌬 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 outEn savoir plus
Amongst the expats
5 novembre 2023, Espagne
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 aEn savoir plus
More beautiful coastline
6 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 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 getEn savoir plus
Onto Gandia
7 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 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 GandiaEn savoir plus
A day to explore
8 novembre 2023, Espagne
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 toEn savoir plus
Heading back inland
9 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Up to Bocairent
10 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 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 theEn savoir plus
Hiking in the hills
11 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Spend the day hiking up into hills and back into the canyon. Great views all around.
Xativa
12 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 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 wasEn savoir plus
There’s a first for everything
13 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 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 partEn savoir plus
So much fruit
14 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another day to hike. Hike along canyon and amongst fields and fields of oranges and persimmons. Beautiful waterfalls to finish the hike.
Back to the sea
15 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 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 tooEn savoir plus
Valencia …. Finally
16 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 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 weEn savoir plus
Prepping for the pause
17 novembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 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 thenEn savoir plus
A long journey
18 novembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 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. AEn savoir plus
The journey resumes
10 décembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 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.
Travel - Day #2
11 décembre 2023, Suisse ⋅ 🌧 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 findEn savoir plus
And we made it
12 décembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 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 metroEn savoir plus
Back in the saddle again
13 décembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 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.En savoir plus
Windddyyy
14 décembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ 🌬 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.
A rocky ride
15 décembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
A quiet night and morning - thankfully. Great paths take us out of town to a via verde - a converted railroad path. Ride through a few pretty coastal town and then into a National Park we go. VeryEn savoir plus
Racing for the train
17 décembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Chilly morning. Pack quickly to give ourselves lots of time to get to the train station. Miss a turn and end up climbing steeply to hilltop town. Nice view but unnecessary climb. Rejoin the route andEn savoir plus
Barcelona
18 décembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Spent the day walking all over Barcelona. Highlights included Olympic stadium, Cathedral, La Rambla and many Christmas lights. A last tapas dinner before heading down to ferry dock. Finally boardEn savoir plus
Out to sea
18 décembre 2023, Western Mediterranean ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
After a bit of chaos trying to find a place to sleep, managed to get some zzzs. Spent the day reading as we passed along the coast of Spain, viewing many of the places we had been from a differentEn savoir plus
Welcome to Morocco
19 décembre 2023, Maroc ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Another half day spent cruising along the coast - finally passing through the Straits of Gibraltar. Patiently wait to disembark and pass easily into Africa. As we landed in a different port than weEn savoir plus