The Via Verde ruta de la punta

The wind had dropped off overnight but in the early hours the rain started and I could hear it even with earplugs.
Fortunately by 9am the rain had stopped and although it was still wet outside, Blue sky was appearing and it looked to be a good day.
I got dressed into my cycling gear and at 9:30am I set off and I had a 1km ride through the park before I picked up the trail for the Via Verde ruta de la punta or route of the tip.
The route started off going through a short tunnel and then across a huge viaduct. 2km up I crossed another viaduct and this one was surrounded by vultures and kites. They were just gliding at head height across the top of the viaduct.
I wanted to do 50km up this route to get my 100km in and it was a beautiful ride and the scenery was like the Peak District with big rocks and small waterfalls.
35km in came across a fallen tree and a lady struggling to get around it with a double buggy and lots of backpacks and 2 dogs.
I asked her if she needed in help in Spanish and she said yes. I don’t know what was in the buggy but it must have weighed over 100kgs. She would never have manoeuvred it on her own. When we got around the tree we had a small conversion in Spanish and she gave me a hug because she was so grateful, then I was back on the bike to complete my 50km up the trail.
On the way back the tree had been moved by the via verde people in a truck and u didn’t see the lady I’d helped again.
Stupidly I’d forgotten my food but I had remembered drinks and by the time I got back to Wanda at 3pm I was starving. I’d covered 104km.
After a quick bite to eat Ellie and I then took a 9km walk back to the via verde so she could see the vultures but by the time we got there the sun was setting and we only saw 3.
Hopefully we’ll see them tomorrow.Read more