Postcards from our cycle tour in Spain
When we planned this trip, we remembered how tired we were on our day off in La Rochelle last year, and decided to build in a day off the bikes in Zaragoza. It has fallen at the right time, and we have spent the day just exploring this beautiful & vibrant city, sitting at cafés … More Saddlebag of Memories Madrid to Sète. Day 7 .. A day off in Zaragoza
I would be lying if I said the last few days have easy cycling, but they have been amazing, spectacular and exhausting all at the same time. This afternoon, we arrived in Zaragoza, after another beautiful ride through ever changing landscapes. We left Daroca just before 8, walking across the cobbles, as my nether-regions were … More Saddlebag of Memories Madrid to Sète. Day 6 Daroca to Zaragoza.
After yesterday’s ride, we were asleep early, knowing that today’s was going to be challenging too. We weren’t wrong. Once again, we were out of the door, pushing the bikes through the village, before the sunrise. I must admit, the thought of starting the day, riding across cobbles wasn’t my idea of a gentle start, … More Saddlebag of Memories Madrid to Sète. Day 5
I’m sitting on the terrace of the apartment that we booked for the night, typing this, after a truly superb day on the bikes. If I had to sum up today’s ride in three words, they would be exhausting, exhilarating and magical. It was always going to be a big ride, as when we were … More Saddlebag of Memories Madrid to Sète Day 4.. Pastrana to Beteta
We had a lovely day exploring Madrid yesterday, but by the evening we were just itching to get on the bikes and start cycling. We needed the day just to sort a few things out, but once we’d done that, we just wanted to get on the bikes and escape the city. We really aren’t … More Saddlebag of Memories Madrid to Sète. Day 3… Madrid to Pastrana
This morning, every bone in our body wanted to get on the bikes and start pedalling. But for once, we had been sensible. Having had to dismantle the bikes to transport them, we had been a little nervous that we may have to deal with a few problems, once they had been rebuilt. We also … More Saddlebag of Memories Madrid to Sète.. day 2. Exploring Madrid
I can hardly believe it, but after months of planning and a lot of fears that something would happen to throw a spoke through our wheels, we are actually on our way to Madrid. We will have a day to find our feet tomorrow. Then on Saturday, we’ll cycle out of the city, beginning the … More Saddlebag of Memories Madrid to Sète … Day 1 Aix to Madrid
This year, it has felt as if we’ve been living our life on permanent ‘fast-forward’. How on earth are we already in mid-September? It really is quite ridiculous. Yet here we are, and in a week’s time we’ll be on a train, heading to Madrid, before starting our ride back through Spain, to Sete, covering … More Cycling across Spain – 1 week to go
All being well, four weeks from today, we’ll be finding our feet in Madrid, spending a day exploring the city, before starting our cycle ride back, across Spain to Sète.Espagne à Velo We will (if everything goes as planned) arrive by train from Aix, with our bikes dismantled and packed into bags for the trip. … More Spain à vélo, 4 weeks today
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, this year has been far from what we imagined. As the night sky above the Arc de Triomphe was filled with the colour and sparkle of New Year’s Eve Fireworks, we were asleep, dreaming of a settled 2024, with a late spring cycle ride from Amsterdam, … More Espagne à Velo
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