Day 49 – Soria to Villasayas
Day 49 6/9/16 51miles (Soria to Villasayas (Fuentegelmes)) Average speed 10.3 mph Top speed 30mph A truly amazing day. Bread and jam for brekkie (thanks again Ibis). Followed the so100 – a long … [Read more…]
Month: September 2016
Day 48 – Garray to Soria
Got up and packed up quickly before anyone spotted me. On the road at 7.40.and went into town for coffee and cake and tourist office for wifi. Rode out of town and saw a dinosaur statue, they’re everywhere round here! Cold at first but now sun is up its roasting. Into Soria and checked out … [Read more…]
Day 47 – Arnedillo to Garray
Day 47 4/9/16 45 very tough miles Average speed 8.7 mph Top speed 32.6 mph After a good nights sleep I started the day in the thermal bath down by the river. Had another shower at the hotel just because I could! Coffee and croissant followed with a newspaper report of fires and I’m just … [Read more…]
The Adventures of Brian the Snail – The Great Escape attempt – the Loire
Brian thought I was fed up with him and the hot bike bag : not quite! Well you know how much I like boats, and rivers,. Once again we were by a river, watching a ferry, and then some old man feeding the ducks… I suppose that at least meant they were not interested in … [Read more…]
Recommendations
Brian has asked me to give two links to websites for bike shops that have given him fantastic service when he has had buckled wheels Firstly : Guillem at Alcalá Bikes www.alcalabikes.es Address : Calle Teniente Ruiz, 2, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain And then Pepe at Slow Traffic www.slowtraffic.es Address : Calle … [Read more…]
Day 46 Puenta La Reina to Arnedillo
Day 46 3/9/16 63 miles (Puenta la Reina to Arnedillo ) Average speed 9.3 mph Top speed 30 mph 6hrs 44 but a total time of 14 hrs out in dark and sun. Sunrise was great but it went from 21°C to very cold as the sun came up with mist everywhere. This day … [Read more…]
Day 45 – Pamplona
Brian’s sightseeing in Pamplona
Day 45 – Lekunberri to Puenta la Reina
Day 45 2/9/16 41 miles (Lekunberri to Puenta la Reina) average speed 9.9 mph Top speed 43 mph (satnav said 80 – I know better!) via Irurtzun, Pamplona, Paternáin, Astráin, Hostel €5e plus €2 for signing up to gods pilgrimage! What a great start to the day. A good brekkie of toasted cheese and tomato … [Read more…]
The Adventures of Brian the Snail – R’n’R
The fun I had at Le-Roc-Saint-Andre campsite – they had a proper garden, with proper plants and – wait for it – Flowerpots! And then we made our way to Nantes via Bouvron where I met some new friends who could ride a tractor (gave me a new perspective on farming), watched lots of … [Read more…]
Day 44 – Goizueta to Lekunberri
Day 44 1/9/16 28 miles (Goizueta to Lekunberri) Average speed 7.3 mph Top speed 37 mph Good campsite €10.40 but they need someone on reception. Another great day but hard work. Fighting the … [Read more…]