{"id":11113,"date":"2017-02-04T14:53:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T14:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/?p=11113"},"modified":"2017-02-04T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T14:53:09","slug":"day-155-malaga-to-frigiliana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11113","title":{"rendered":"Day 155 – Malaga to Frigiliana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 155                                                       21st December
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36miles (Malaga to Frigiliana<\/span><\/span>)  Average speed 11.8 mph  Top speed 26 mph<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A beautiful day. Up early and checked out after brekkie of tea and cereal. The sun was glorious as I left Malaga along the beach front. Once I ran out of cycle path I joined the main road N340 and raced along with the sun beaming down on my right. Before long I\u2019d made it to Benarafe where I stopped for a large bottle of Fanta Limon and some magdelenas for lunch. I didn\u2019t bother Raul as I wanted to push on, but I gave a beggar some coins for looking after my bike while I was in the shop and then bumped into Santa Claus who was giving out sweets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Santa Claus<\/p><\/div>\n

Had lunch on a bench by the beach with a guy who had been working out on the beach gym. Listened to his music while I sat next to him and laid out on the bench to stretch my back.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then continued into Torre del Mar where I stopped once again on the beach to polish off my Fanta. This time two girls were sat at the bench next to me. So I also enjoyed their music. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lunch stop<\/p><\/div>\n

I continued to Nerja but stopped for lunch of patatas bravas and sardines at the Cabin bar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Ermintrude ; you are definitely turning into a Hobbit – How many lunches today?)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A change of shorts was needed as it was warm and I had been pushing much harder than usual. It felt good to work up a sweat on the road again. I sustained a high average until I had to climb the last 5 miles to Frigiliana, which felt tough after cycling 30 miles, even though I was only carrying two panniers, as I left the heavy stuff at Mandy’s; I made it in one go and rewarded myself at Brian’s barrel bar with a beer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Arrived!<\/p><\/div>\n

Met Vernon, Nola and an excited Bailey, rested and unpacked. Then watched the sunset at the barrel bar before having dinner and an early night.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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