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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 →

Despite a bad forecast, the day started dry and clouded over towards the end. The afternoon was really hard going as it was mostly up hill and against the head wind. The other thing noticeable is how the road surface … Continue reading →

Another day of nice weather. Plenty of climbing. Weather forecast for the weekend is frankly “Pants”. I have been doing these rides in Spain since 2013 and I have never known the weather to be so unstable. The destination hotel … Continue reading →

As can be seen from the profile, still plenty of climbing. The Destination is Agreda where I stopped on my 2019 tour. This time I had an apartment with a washing machine so was spared hand washing all my kit! … Continue reading →

Heavy rain all night, so all roads have plenty of surface water. Drizzle was just about constant until I escaped the Pyrenees. The Hotel was really great, but as the route is very popular with the Camio De Santiago fraternity, … Continue reading →

Forecast is poor for the next couple of days. The only good thing is that I have a tail wind. This leg take me across the border into Spain. No passport stamping (remember when we could just turn up in … Continue reading →

Lots of rain in the forecast and dodging rain is going to be the theme over the next few days until I get well into Spain. Riding getting more interesting as small hill and winding roads replace the straight roads … Continue reading →

The Medoc is very flat and whilst the forest routes have traffic free routes on former railways tracks. The view was just about the same along most of the route. Trees, Trees and more trees! So far – 444 Miles … Continue reading →