When I arrived in Leon it was the start of the interesting cycling again. The previous days had been the flat plains which are brown, dry and well, pretty flat. The Spain that you know! The topography of Northern Spain is very hilly/mountainous on the sides/top and flat in the middle. Leon was the start […]
I made a mistake. I guess I thought I was choosing an easy option which in my book is always the best play. Any fool can be uncomfortable, save your energy to fight the battles that need fighting, don’t be a martyr and put yourself in the fight. By deciding to cycle the route of the […]
I left France from St Jean Pied de Port and headed uphill over the Pyrenees. It turns out it’s quite hilly in Spain. The route has been a slightly strange mixture of deserted main roads due to a ‘new’ dual carriageway having been built next to the old main road and busy main roads where […]
My mind has been full of decisions to make over the last few weeks. I’ve been conscious that Spain has been approaching and I didn’t have a plan on what to do when I got there. Just getting to Spain would be amazing and somewhat emotional as it would be the first part of the […]