Thursday April 7, 2005, 66 km (41 miles) – Total so far: 220 km (137 miles) The Basque coastline is not flat, but it’s quiet. Probably how the French Riviera once was before Europe’s hoteliers discovered the place. The scenery…
Day 5: Mundaka to Itziar
Friday April 8, 2005, 76 km (47 miles) – Total so far: 296 km (184 miles) What awful weather: rain, hail, sun, wind – we’ve had the lot. Hence our luxury caravan at a budget-busting €80 a night. We covered…
Day 6: Itziar to Donostia San Sebastian
Saturday April 9, 2005, 54 km (34 miles) – Total so far: 350 km (217 miles) Hail fell from the sky throughout the night. The worst of it cleared up by the morning, but it was still miserable weather wise,…
Day 7: Donostia to Anglet
Sunday April 10, 2005, 68 km (42 miles) – Total so far: 418 km (260 miles) We crossed the border into France today, so, if you include England, we’re already into our third country of the tour. The cycling was…
Day 169: Andorra la Vella to Solsona
Monday September 19, 2005, 100 km (62 miles) – Total so far: 10,356 km (6,435 miles) We’re back in Spain where it all began six months ago. It was a bit rainy as we left the giant shopping centre in the…
Day 170: Solsona to Barcelona
Tuesday September 20, 2005, 124 km (77 miles) – Total so far: 10,480 km (6,512 miles) We enjoyed a tasty Chinese meal last night and a good night’s sleep in our comfortable hotel in Solsona. It was a nice ride…
Day 171: Barcelona
Wednesday September 21, 2005 We took a long walk around the city – a really great place. We toured the cathedral and the ‘soon to be completed’ Sagrada Familia, which is still being built after 100 years of construction. Antoni…
Day 172: Barcelona to Tarragona
Thursday September 22, 2005, 94 km (58 miles) – Total so far: 10,574 km (6,570 miles) We didn’t choose the best route to Tarragona. The first 25 km was rugged mountainous countryside but the rest of the day fairly flat…
Day 173: Fiesta! Santa Tecla in Tarragona
Friday September 23, 2005 Last night we watched the procession through the old town, medieval knights, people with crazy giant heads and musketeers firing guns. There was a really great atmosphere. We discovered over supper in the hotel courtyard that…
Day 174: Tarragona to Vinaròs
Saturday September 24, 2005, 127 km (79 miles) – Total so far: 10,701 km (6,649 miles) Today we followed the N340 coast road south. The road was pretty busy with trucks again, despite the fact that it’s the weekend. We…