Day 468 31st October Ben Mansour A day of work. I’m not used to this! I got up at 8 after Ian Rush lookalike woke me with his prayers at 4am. I had brekkie of harsha bread with olives and oil and tea. Then I set about the task at hand which involved 12 … [Read more…]
Day 467 20th October 8 miles (Ben Mansour) Average speed 10.3 mph Top speed 20mph Up at 8.30 I made tea in my room with the gas bottle left there and then climbed through the window to get out as I couldn’t open the door with the broken handle. Kamal arrived and we went to … [Read more…]
Day 466 29th October 32 miles (Souk al Arba du Gharb to Ben Mansour) Average speed 12 mph Top speed 19 mph It’s good to be on the flats but open to the winds. I got up at 8.30 and went down to brekkie of hasha bread & cheese with coffee while being attacked by … [Read more…]
Day 465 28th October 34 miles (Ouazanne to Souk al Arba du Gharb) Average speed 12.9mph Top speed 31 mph Another great day. I got up at 9 and watched BBC world news after a not-so-good nights sleep once again, this time due to a rock hard mattress which later I discovered was made of … [Read more…]
Day 464 27th October 46 miles (Chef Chouan to Ouazanne) Average speed 11.3 mph Top speed 37 mph Another fantastic day but harder than I expected. I got up at 8.30 and lit the fire to cook boiled eggs with bread and make tea. I packed and washed and left at 11.45. Hotel Granada … [Read more…]
Day 462 and 463 25th and 26th October 3 miles (Chef Chouan) Average speed 4.7 mph Top speed 17 mph 25th I moved to campsite up the top of the hill. 26th A day off relaxing. I got up at 8.30 and once I got the fire going had brekkie of cheese and … [Read more…]
Day 461 24th October 64.75 mountainous miles.(Tangier Med to Chef Chouan) Average speed 9.1 mph Top speed 33 mph What a fantastic day. One of my longest and toughest in terms of climbs for a while. I was up at 7 after not sleeping too well due to the two strong coffees while watching footy. … [Read more…]
Day 460 23rd October At sea to Tangier Med 5 miles (Tangier Med) Average speed 8 mph Top speed 20 mph I was up at 9.30 and had brekkie of tea and a croissant as I was too late for the restaurant after a shower. I read my book in the morning sun and relaxed … [Read more…]
Day 459 22nd October Barcelona to Tangier I got up at 8 and had tea with free hot water from the bar and watched the sunrise. Brekkie of bread and cheese on deck was followed by reading my book and sunbathing, before lunch of a bottle of wine and my leftover sausage and mash cooked … [Read more…]
Day 458 21st October 3 miles (Genoa to Barcelona) Average speed 5.7 mph Top speed 17 mph Gnv ferry. £85 Check in at 1 pm for a 17:00 departure. A long wait to get on board. I got up at 9 and had brekkie of toast, jam and cornflakes with tea. I said goodbye to … [Read more…]