Volubilus
2023年12月27日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Short day ahead though we had to climb out of the valley. Passed through olive groves and then rose into barren slopes. Actually a nice change from the day before. Arrived at ancient site ofもっと詳しく
Some days ……
2023年12月26日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
….just aren’t that fun. Did have a lovely breakfast before riding off into a bit of fog. Route kept getting longer as we either missed our turnoffs or opted to not take them. Poverty and lack ofもっと詳しく
A Christmas ride
2023年12月25日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
With no indication that it is Christmas besides the calendar, we set off up to go down. Nice mountains around us and a pretty quiet road. Arrive at the guitar castle and though a bit confused aboutもっと詳しく
Chefchaouen
2023年12月24日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Day spent wandering in the “Blue City”. It was painted by the Jews who fled here after WWII to reflect the sky. Beautiful alleyways and vistas from up above. More touristy though as we heard quiteもっと詳しく
Into the Rif Mountains
2023年12月23日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Managed to navigate out of Tetuoan much easier than we came in. A tough ride up and over the mountains but very scenic. Very green with small towns up in the hills. Last push to the hilltop town ofもっと詳しく
Tétouan
2023年12月23日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Sunshine warmed up a chilly morning pretty quickly though breakfast on the rooftop was a bit nippy. Made our way to the enormous cemetery. The pictures don’t begin to capture scope. Also found ourもっと詳しく
Across the peninsula
2023年12月21日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Even with a relatively early start, leaving Tangier was a bit hectic. No dedicated bike lanes 😏. Smaller streets fed us into the one big road towards Tetouan. Busy road but drivers generally gaveもっと詳しく
Tangier
2023年12月20日, モロッコ ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Day spent meandering along the waterfront and getting lost in the tiny alleyways of the Medina and kasbah. So many cats everywhere! Only offered hash a few times 😏 Toured a few museums includingもっと詳しく
Welcome to Morocco
2023年12月19日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 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 weもっと詳しく
Out to sea
2023年12月18日, 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 differentもっと詳しく
Barcelona
2023年12月18日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 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 boardもっと詳しく
Racing for the train
2023年12月17日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 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 andもっと詳しく
A rocky ride
2023年12月15日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 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. Veryもっと詳しく
Windddyyy
2023年12月14日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 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.
Back in the saddle again
2023年12月13日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 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.もっと詳しく
And we made it
2023年12月12日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
Travel - Day #2
2023年12月11日, スイス ⋅ 🌧 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もっと詳しく
The journey resumes
2023年12月10日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 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.
A long journey
2023年11月18日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
Prepping for the pause
2023年11月17日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
Valencia …. Finally
2023年11月16日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
Back to the sea
2023年11月15日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
So much fruit
2023年11月14日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another day to hike. Hike along canyon and amongst fields and fields of oranges and persimmons. Beautiful waterfalls to finish the hike.
There’s a first for everything
2023年11月13日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
