Day 66 – Castro del Rio to Camping La Isla, Rute
Day 66 23/9/16 51 miles (Castro del Rio to Rute) Average speed 10.2 mph Top speed 31 mph Awake at 5 up at 7. Brekkie with the workers in the bar below my room. … [Read more…]
Month: October 2016
Day 65 – Castro del Rio
Day 65 22/9/16 Castro del Rio Day off. The bike stayed in reception all day! Awake at 6 am (bloody aircon). Sent out a couple of warmshowers requests at 6am. They must think I’m crazy. Got up at 8, went for coffee and then to find the physio I spotted last night, I would love … [Read more…]
Day 64 – Cordoba to Castro del Rio
Day 64 21/9/16 36 miles (Cordoba to Castro del Rio) Average speed 10.2 mph Top speed 35 mph Got up at 9, went to get money and bread. Then a slow pack after brekkie of omelette, cheese and chorizo. I was a bit fragile this morning after those whiskies so didn’t leave until 1pm, … [Read more…]
Day 63 – El Viso to Cordoba
Day 63 20/9/16 61miles ( El Viso to Cordoba) Average speed 11.8 mph Top speed 37.8 mph I thought I was done with mountains, I’m not!!! A great day but tough on the legs. A hard day in the saddle but rewarded with a 5km downhill run at 6%. What a great ride down. … [Read more…]
Day 62 – Puebla de Don Rodrigo to El Viso
Day 62 19/9/16 59miles (Puebla de Don Rodrigo to El Viso) Average speed 10.6 mph Top speed 35.6 mph Another tough day but I’m out of the mountains! Just a few hills now. More wildlife today – vultures in a field … [Read more…]
Day 61 – Horcajo de Los Montes to Puebla de Don Rodrigo
Day 61 18/9/16 33miles ( Horcajo de Los Montes to Puebla de Don Rodrigo) Average speed 9mph Top speed 38 mph I’ve just had the best 2 days. Back to back favourite rides; yesterday was a brilliant 80 miles finishing in the dark, having ridden into the sunset. Today even surpassed yesterday. The Toledo mountain … [Read more…]
Day 60 – Toledo to Horcajo de Los Montes
Day 60 17/9/16 80 miles (Toledo to Horcajo de Los Montes) average speed 12.1 Top speed 38mph What a fantastic day. Climbed 4 miles out of Toledo and enjoyed ride down the other side. I stopped to watch a girl practising dressage in a paddock beside the road. Decided to head for Toledo mountain range … [Read more…]
Day 59 – Toledo
Day 59 16/9/16 Day off the bike totally. In the last few days I’ve had my front wheel fixed by Pepe at www.slowtraffic.es, ridden in the rain, slept on a roundabout in Parla, ridden up some hills, had a haircut, clocked up 2500 miles, swam in a pool with spectacular views of Toledo and met … [Read more…]