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OK, hands up. I took my eye off the ball on the planning. Relative short distance today but as I was close to a Auto Via, the road quickly went from OK to a dirt track. Think all would have … Continue reading →

Another day of climbing with over 1000m climbed. Whilst a relatively short distance, the combination of not enough food, climbing and rough roads in places made the day hard. It was great to arrive at Trujillio. I found a place … Continue reading →

Out on the road, the weather is fine and settled for the week ahead in this region. The mountains of Gredos still visible and will only drop from view tomorrow when I reach Trujullio. Whilst the ride was great, the … Continue reading →

So here we are, perfect weather and in rural Spain where its a rough road to start the day! After 5 KM, its a better road but the energy situation is not so good. Its a98KM ride ahead with over … Continue reading →

The day started out dry with thunder storms forecast for 1400. Energy levels quite low this morning as only managed to grab a sandwich from a corner store. Most places do not star taking food orders until 2130 in this … Continue reading →

Back on the road again and traveling down a route I have used before. Weather is still a bit unstable but started out fine. I managed to reach my destination missing the thunder and deluge which was a short distance … Continue reading →

Heavy rain as I woke up and and I am not in the mood to get soaked for days to come. Bad weather is now settled in this region. So its off south on a train to find some dry … Continue reading →

Another nice day on the road and I was able to get over the border into Spain before the storms arrive. Managed to loose a bit of time along the way as a gear cable snapped. A road side repair … Continue reading →

For day 5, its a push south to Soulac, another nice ride. Good progress made with some interesting sites along the way. See pictures below for more information. Due to loosing so much time due to the bad weather and … Continue reading →

Nice weather and a small tail wind. This is the first day on the road for this trip where I really enjoyed the riding. Roads were nice and quiet.   Always pleasing to see some green energy 🙂 Pit stop … Continue reading →