Visiting my sister Johanna, brother-in-law Gregor and new arrival Edith. Celebrating Johanna’s birthday. Discussing politics and the world, enjoying home-made lattes and going for walks around the neighbourhood enjoying the autumn colours. Back in NZ Nov 2.
Made it via TGV to Dijon. Plan to do a three-day tour via Beaune and back to Dijon, then train to Mulhouse and cycle to Strasbourg. Very autumnal. Beaucoup vin. Aim to be back in London 10 Oct-ish, USA 17 Oct and NZ 26 Oct. Have updated photos in the gallery, but blog entries up […]
Awoken after 6am by hymns being sung by small choir, progressively down the Calle Mayor from the Iglesia de Santa Maria de los Reyes. Rest for a while, then get up and wrestle with Lisa’s rear brake pads for ages. After a coffee, on the road around 9:30am back the way we came, pausing at […]
Away by 8:30am. At west end of railway station see signs for Logroño, but lose signs at a crucial intersection on the edge of Vitoria. We confirm we are on the right highway with two separate locals but 4km up the road at Berrosteguieta finally see a highway id sign that tells us that we […]
Away around 8:15, ride to the bus station and fold the trailer and remove the front wheels to have the bikes and gear stowed in the ALSA bus to Vitoria. No fuss - excellent. Some debate over seating until everyone sits in their designated seats. Somewhat sad to be leaving Santiago de Compostela after such […]
No rice pudding for us this morning. Since it’s a rest day, we eat yoghurt and fruit instead. What luxury! Look for a place to enjoy a café with Tart de Santiago but most places are yet to get moving or sell one and not the other. Visit the Catedral del Apóstol during a catholic […]
Rain in night and a poor sleep (the sound of waves on the beach couldn’t mask the duff-duff-duff from someone’s car stereo at a nearby lookout point) mean we don’t rise till 8:30am and get away by 10am. A few k’s into Muros for groceries, and good riding by the seaside to Tal and Esteiro […]
Overcast sky. A few forested hills to Molinos, then undulating farm country through Villarmid and Bermún to busy Cée by the sea. Stop for groceries, then cruise the coastal road to Ézaro with impressive rocky hills reaching up to wind farms. There we see a picnic area beside the deserted beach so make that our […]
Another storm as we rise, so eat breakfast under shelter by camp bar. Away on dirt road that soon degenerates so turn around and follow sealed road through tiny towns towards Razo. Climb and get great views of wild looking coast with sand dunes and estuary in the morning light. Drop to Razo and stop […]
Away around 9 under yet another grey sky. Into suburbs of Miño, and stop at various supermarkets seeking clothes detergent in gel form, but no luck. Into Sada, and stop for information and a mere photocopy of camping grounds in Galicia. Do a quick internet session and re-supply. Continuous hill suburbs on the way to […]
Stop at several supermarkets on the way out of town, so it’s not until 10am that we are properly underway beneath a grey sky. Make steady progress around coastal bays to Valdovino. Head along straight section of highway AC113. Stop for coffee (and see good old Xena on TV, dubbed in Spanish of course). Into […]
Wake to clearing weather. Climb out of town on a quiet, wet highway. Through forest to Espasante, Ortiguera (groceries stop), Cuiña (soft drink stop), Mera, Feas (coffee stop; two cafés con leche for just 1.40€, yay!) Turn off before the large port town of Pedra and climb a solid 600m to the crest of […]