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 …
Astorga to Ponferrada – on the Camino de Santiago Read More »
Google told me that it was zero degrees this morning when I left. My GPS said 6 but I suspect Google was more accurate – my nose and ears agreed. I went to an ATM but baulked at the 7 euro fee to use it, then went and had a coffee at the Roma Cafe …
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 …
Today’s ride on Komoot I knew today would be difficult as there was a large climb in the middle, but it wasn’t anything too silly. So I got up early to allow plenty of time for the ride. The rain was predicted to be done by 8 or 9am. At 9am it was still pouring …
Today’s ride on Komoot My time in San Sebastian flew by and this morning I was heading west towards Bilbao. After yesterday’s stunning weather, today was destined to be wet, wet and wet. I had stayed in the very nice Pension Easo but my room backed on the an apartment with a large family. The …
