Today’s ride on Komoot Last day before a week off, and I only had 40kms to get done. I would wind down and take it very easy. Unfortunately, I had to climb out of Albufeira after a look around. I spotted two sets of long escalators that would make it super easy, but only one …
Today’s ride on Komoot Only two days of riding to go now before the Xmas break with Timo, Kath and Minou, so I was looking forward to the predicted sunshine and a pretty easy sixty kms. I met a few people at the guesthouse – Ken from the US is an interesting guy. He and …
Today’s ride on Komoot I left the big wave capital where today, the waves weren’t even breaking. The Atlantic was a lake. I had a coffee at a place near the beach where there was another cyclist, a local guy. He sat in the coffee shop for a coffee and some food but wore his …
Today’s ride on Komoot This was my earliest start for a while. I packed up my remaining things quietly in the dark at the hostel, then rode the 200m to the ferry. I did this expertly in semi-darkness thinking I was well organised, but not realising that I left a phone charger and cable behind …
Today’s ride on Komoot I had a very slow breakfast at a nice cafe in Costa Nova. I ordered a couple of pastries and a strong coffee with milk. The pastries initially tasted like yesterday’s left overs but in the end, I loved them. The coffee was nine tenths milk. Yuk, I couldn’t drink it. …
Today’s ride on Komoot I couldn’t believe it. I slept in a hostel and nobody snored. It was pretty empty though. Today’s ride was simple and easy – follow the river / inlet to the coast, then turn left and follow the coast. I hadn’t decided where to stop, but I’m used to only doing …
I woke up to rain but that was expected to decrease as the morning went on. It did -enough to give me some confidence about the day, but it was never far away. The day consisted of light shower after light shower but was fun nonetheless. Leaving Pontevedra entailed retracing yesterday’s paths through the city. …
I had a decent climb to do over the next couple of days, but the weather was getting even colder and very wet up on the mountain. I searched for a train to catch but none allowed bikes from here. Finally, I found a bus at 4pm so I had the day to spend in …
Ponferrada to Santiago de Compostela to Pontevedra Read More »
Let’s put a few things in perspective. I had a terrible night’s sleep at the hostel – as did five of the eight people in the dorm room. The hostel people rush you out the door about 8:30am which in December in these parts is pretty early. It was -4 degrees outside and I hadn’t …
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I didn’t want to get out of bed today, but realised I had to. Burgos was just under 70kms away. Over a breakfast of tostada and coffee, I noticed that today’s ride was on a bike route nearly all the way with a gentle uphill gradient for the first 47kms. Traffic free cycling is always …
