Prepping for the journey
2023年10月10日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Day spent getting ready for ferry south. Did some more exploring of Wexford and went a bit down the road to our bnb w/o the bed. Watched TV for the first time in months. Last scone and tea.
On da ferry
2023年10月11日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Very rainy and dark ride to the 8 am ferry. Get soaked while we await getting checked in with the cars. Luckily they pity on us and allow early entry. Gather up our provisions and tuck in for 29もっと詳しく
Bilbao
2023年10月12日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Sun rises and it is actually warm. Spot dolphins and even a whale as we make our way to Spanish coast. Arrive and it is a return to summer. Amazed by all the people out. Turns out to be National Spainもっと詳しく
A day to tour
2023年10月13日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Take the metro in to Bilbao and spend the day exploring. Highlights include the large market and the mix of old and new architecture. Enjoy a tapas lunch! Mostly sunny and warm as rain holds off untilもっと詳しく
The rain in Spain …,,
2023年10月14日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
As forecasted the rain has arrived. Head out anyway, enjoying incredible bike paths as we clear Bilbao. Rain ends for awhile as we enter the river valley but returns off and on throughout the day. Atもっと詳しく
Oña
2023年10月15日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Valley fog lifts and we start the day with climbing. Beautiful views as we clear the mountain pass. Long cruise into a canyon. Scenery seems similar to Utah. Fun caves on the side of the road. Stay inもっと詳しく
Onto Burgos
2023年10月16日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Travel on gravel bike path amongst beautifully colored rocks. Path goes gradually up and into our friend - the wind. Beer off of the gravel as we head into Burgos. Quick tour around including anもっと詳しく
Onto the Camino
2023年10月17日, スペイン
Beautiful sunshine to start our day. Find our way onto the Camino de Santiago. Route varies between road, gravel and eventually rocks. Many pilgrims are making their way west to Campostela deもっと詳しく
No me gusta el viento
2023年10月18日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Sadly the wind the wind continues and while it is mostly a side wind, at times it stops us in our tracks. Go alongside the Camino path to optimize pavement. Kilometers are slow to pass but we make itもっと詳しく
Storm Aline
2023年10月19日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
With an inch of rain and huge winds forecasted, opt to stay put. Wander a bit ur spend most of the day in the hostel planning how to again escape the rain and wind (next week is forecasted to be rainyもっと詳しく
Battling the wind
2023年10月20日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Early departure as hostel has an 8 am check-our. As we drink coffee in the cafe, learn that torrential rain hit all across Spain - knocking out train services. Our power to bring the rain is quiteもっと詳しく
Leon
2023年10月21日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Sunny and cold morning. Wander around the city - including a large outdoor market, many churches, and lots of windy alley ways. A tad bit of rain but mostly bright. With a tiny kitchen in our newもっと詳しく
Leon day 2
2023年10月22日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Another day to spend in Leon while we await our train. Head in a different direction and find skulls! Celebration of Mexican culture. Watch a 10k and go to a museum.
Train to Madrid
2023年10月23日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Early and dark ride to train station. Enjoy the scenery on our slow train to Madrid. Sunshine greets us a we ride up to our hostel. Leave the bikes and go explore! Big and beautiful city! Wait in theもっと詳しく
Madrid to Albacete
2023年10月24日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Tour around in the opposite direction. So much to see! Crazy boarding of train including taking bikes down the escalator. Arrive in Albacete and await our warm showers host. Nice evening with Fran andもっと詳しく
Jucar Gorge
2023年10月25日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
On the advice of our host, we scrapped our route to head into the Jucar Gorge. Clouds were a bit slow to clear but we had a solid tailwind as we cruised along a beautiful cycle path before droppingもっと詳しく
Back onto the plateau
2023年10月26日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Explore a bit further down the gorge, avoiding the uphill that awaits us. First climb isn’t too bad and then we hit the wind - again. Lots of wind turbines suggesting wind is a frequent presence.もっと詳しく
Castles and vineyards
2023年10月27日, スペイン
The day is bright and blustery. Good tailwind until Almansa where we stop and tour the castle. The day warms, especially as we drop off the plateau. Find ourselves on a Camino - complete with rocksもっと詳しく
A return to camping
2023年10月28日, スペイン
Beautiful day for a ride. Nice quiet roads including through a golf resort. Continue descent down. Opt to stop At Crevillent- back in the tent after 2 weeks.
To the sea
2023年10月29日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
As we have switched off daylight savings time, we have a return to earlier sunrise. Start the day with a nice downhill through crops of pomegranate and citrus. Make our way to the heavily populatedもっと詳しく
A day by the beach
2023年10月30日, スペイン
Opt to stay put. Lazy morning and then go walk along the promenade. Quite windy which makes the wind surfers happy.
Halloween
2023年10月31日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
All Saints Day Hike
2023年11月1日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
A dusty day
2023年11月2日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 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もっと詳しく
Around the metropolis
2023年11月3日, スペイン ⋅ 🌬 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もっと詳しく