Author Archives: mhawkins63

Its a “Wrap” tour complete for 2023. Click the black button to the right to see te full route —–>>>> For those that have been waiting for me to arrive, donations are still open via Just Giving. I am supporting … Continue reading →

Today is one of the highlights of the tour. The ride out of Puente Genil is nice and from there it just gets better. To be honest, I could have easily made it to Malaga today, but El Choro is … Continue reading →

A short spin of just under 50 miles. Still plenty of climbing to be had. Meanwhile the story in Morocco is unfolding after a major earthquake near the Atlas Mountains. I am in contact with team members at Save the … Continue reading →

Today the “Flope” was in my favour. Still some climbing needed in places but generally a quick pace down the N Road until my route took me through a nice park area. The north part of Cordoba where I am … Continue reading →

A shorter ride today as I have just over 200 miles to run and over a week left to do it in. Tomorrow is a rest day and have booked two nights in a rural place with a pool, bar … Continue reading →

This is one of those difficult days with a long “Flope” at the end. A “Flope” is a road that gives the impression of being flat but in fact is a slight slope. In todays case, it was 46KM of … Continue reading →

Weather nice and warm at these lower altitudes. The Komoot app set a route which was straight into a 12% hill for 8KM.  The route would have taken me off the N110 and if you zoom into the map, you … Continue reading →

The massive deluge over night in Spain reached the BBC news headlines in the UK. In the morning, the weather was just about to clear up with some drizzle at the beginning. The ride today continued down the N110. For … Continue reading →

Some very heavy downpours taking place as I write up the trip blog for the day. I was aiming for more miles, but looking at the forecast, I had a short window to get as far as Avilla before things … Continue reading →

Weather forecast lived up to its promise. So reduced miles planned. The first 20 was hard going with frequent stops for shelter. Breakfast was amazing and one of the best I had on this trip. Different strategy for tomorrow. Route  … Continue reading →