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Tangier to Larache. Lifeday 25,318
Apparently I started on Twitter 10 years ago today 🙂 However, today was another toughie with a strong headwind most of the way plus I discovered Moroccan garages only sell fuel and oil no fridges full of cold drinks and chocolate 🙁 I did find one selling bottled water from a locked fridge. I guess…
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Aquadulce to Motril (El Varadero) – Lifeday 25,313
Another glorious day and a 600 foot hill climb to start with. However, today the North wind blew me along 🙂 still amazes me how much the wind helps against gravity. I love Spanish roundabouts featuring sculptures and works of art. Todays had a very Moorish feel to them, the Moors were kicked out in 1492…
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Lorca to Carboneras. Lifeday 25,311
Yet another excellent days biking. I must be getting fitter or the going is easier as I seemed to be going over 16mph most of the time and I only had to go into lowest gear once for one of the hills. OK the first 30 miles I lost 1000 feet in altitude so maybe…
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Archena to Lorca – Lifeday 25,310
Yet another fantastic biking day, perfect weather sunshine and low twenties (apologies to all folks in the north). Lots of cycling groups out, but going the other way 🙂 not a single female in their midst. Cycling in Spain is obviously a very macho activity. I really enjoyed yesterdays rest day in Archena spending oodles…
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Valencia to Chinchilla de Mont Aragon Lifeday 25,307
Apologies for the 22 day hiatus due to my very pleasurable weekend with all the family in Skeggie, so enjoyable I booked it for next year too. A first 🙂 Plus a week of the time was pleasurably spent introducing Sally to the delights of biking around Ibiza 🙂 Yesterday I started my tour again…
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A visit to Formentera. Life day’s 25,284, 25,285
I’m writing this back in Ibiza Town having just spent a couple of nights on the smallest of the big four Balearic Islands, Formentera. The island itself is nothing remarkable, although it’s famed for its clear water & beaches which are reasonably impressive. The biking consists of riding to each of the lighthouses and around the…
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Touring Ibiza – Lifeday 25,281
Oh dear lost track of which touring day I’m on 🙂 Senility is creeping in and anyway does it really matter? I’m now doing a very leisurely tour of Ibiza. The island is about 100 miles around and I have a week before I have to jet back to the UK to take my whole family,…
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Day 27 & 28 Tercel to Valencia and boat to Ibiza
I left Complejo Touristico La Pinada at just before 9am after breakfast. It was a fast ride down to the coast through the gorgeously scented orange groves, the small oranges are a bit sharp to eat 🙂 Valencia seems to starts miles away and has a complex series of bike paths so it was well over an hour…
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Day 22 Tudela to Zaragoza Airport Lifeday 25,271
A good early start at 8am from the Hotel Tudela Bardenas after an excellent breakfast. I zoomed along the NA-126 with pleasant views over the Rio Ebro plains, fascinating to see the cliffs made out of ancient mud. All went well, apart from lack of places to buy drink until just after Tauste where the…
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Day 21 Pamplona to Tudela. LivingDay 25,270
I must have been tired! I didn’t wake up till 8.15 and then the Blaze decided it’s battery was empty after 6 days use 🙁 So I at to hang around to give it some electrons and then unbelievably after I was ready to go I discovered I had packed my cycling socks right at…