Day 100 27th October 15miles (Around Puerto de Santa Maria) average speed 7.6 mph Top speed 16mph A good way to celebrate 100 days on the road. Up early at 7am. Cooked brekkie of eggs and bacon in the dark. Rode around town visiting museums and bullring. A drink with Juan the singing waiter. … [Read more…]
Day 99 26th October 57miles (El Palmar to Puerto de Santa Maria) Average speed 11.8 mph Top speed 25 mph Awake at 8. I went down to the garage to see if I could retrieve the dust caps I left there yesterday but someone had washed them away. Went to the seafront to watch surfers … [Read more…]
Day 98 25th October 27miles (around El Palmar) Average speed 8.8 mph top speed 22 mph I left the campsite after brekkie of magdelenas and Fanta and headed towards Conil de la Frontera but the beach road ran out at a river so I had to go back and get on the main road. (Ermintrude: … [Read more…]
Day 97 24th October 33miles ( Benalup to El Palmar) Average speed 11.6 mph Top speed 93 (yeah right) mph My clothes dried out on the aircon unit in my room Another great day in which I avoided the rain by leaving at 1pm to miss the thunderstorms. On my way I passed the Picadero … [Read more…]
Day 96 23rd October 36 miles (Los Barrios to Benalup Casas Viejas) average speed 9.7 mph Top speed 29 mph A very wet day. I left at midday following a running race out of town and it didn’t stop raining until 11am the next morning. Well, it did briefly but only long enough for … [Read more…]
Day 95 22nd October 42miles (Torreguadiaro to Los Barrios) Average speed 10 mph Top speed 33mph I had a smoothie for brekkie courtesy of Mandy and we rode out together until Sotogrande when we said an emotional farewell. She gave me some great advice on the route I could take. I followed the … [Read more…]
Day 94 21st October 15 miles (around Torreguardiaro) average speed 8.9 Top speed 25mph Mandy left at 9 for spin class which didn’t really appeal to me, and she left me with keys so I could come and go as I pleased. A very trusting host. I rode into the village nearby and tried to … [Read more…]
Day 93 20th October 70 miles (Malaga to Torreguardiaro) average speed 12.3 mph Top speed 33 mph A good start to the day with a four egg omelette with bacon and beans. Good preparation for a long day. Cleaned the apartment, packed and had a cold shower as the boiler was broken. I’d also broken … [Read more…]
Day 92 19th October 15 miles around Malaga average speed 8.4 mph top speed 19 mph A day of sightseeing. Cooked brekkie of egg, bacon and beans. Walked to the car museum and had a good two hours walking round looking at beautiful cars and fashion through the age of cars. The music was … [Read more…]
Day 91 18th October 18 miles around Malaga Average speed 7.7 mph Top speed 19 mph Now I’m in Malaga and enjoying the city. My new friend Raul has offered me his apartment here so I’ll be taking a couple of days to visit museums and seeing the sights before heading off to Estapona. I … [Read more…]