Today’s ride on Komoot The overnight forecast wasn’t great but I was hopeful. Really, you can overthink everything about a trip like this. Sometimes it’s simply best to let things unfold and see what happens. Except, that is, when you get cold and wet. I hate that, but usually it’s worse when you’re thinking about …
Today’s ride on Komoot What are the locals called here in Morón de la Fronterra ? When I woke this morning, I really didn’t feel great. I felt like the head cold I’d been fighting off, had finally won. I pondered for half an hour over whether to take a rest day here and sleep …
Today’s ride on Komoot Another interesting day. It is Sunday and this morning was quite cold – about 5 degrees when I left. After getting through a few kms of cobbles in the old city, I took the smooth cycleways to the outskirts, then the rest of the day was on dirt and gravel roads …
Today’s ride on Komoot Today started well until I went outside. It wasn’t that bad, but there was low cloud and mist which wasn’t what I was expecting. I didn’t like the look of the local cafes for breakfast, so I left and dropped by a supermarket on my way out of town. It started …
Today’s ride on Komoot I had a fairly early start, as the trucks were resupplying the nearby supermarket and making a hell of a racket. I checked the ferry timetable for the short ride across the river to Spain (or the Google translation of it), and got ready. All went perfectly and I got to …
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Today’s ride on Komoot After ten days with Timo, Kath and Minou, today was back to the business of solo travel. It felt very quiet but also very familiar. I’ll certainly miss the fun we had hanging out around the Algarve and in Lisbon. Today was also the start of my ride to the ‘stans. …
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 …
