Yay! A day without rain. It was a beautiful day for a ride. Bigger climb than we expected for a total of more than 1800 feet. The legs are tired tonight! We didn’t see very many pilgrims on the road today though we were on the same path as the walkers. Per our usual routine, …
Thank you Unquera hotel guy- showed us an alternate, more scenic, easier though longer route. Poured rain all day but we made it to Ribadesella by 3 pm. I have not ever been this wet. We rode a stretch that was pretty much riding in a flowing stream. Didn’t think I had it in me …
24 hilly, windy miles today. But thankfully no rain. The countryside is so green with flowers everywhere. Seems like people here take a lot of pride in their yards and property. A funny sight- horses just running across the highway- not a human in sight, but they seemed to know where they were going! We …
Known as the “village of 3 lies” since it is neither holy nor flat nor near the sea. One of the most picturesque towns we have seen. The streets and buildings are all made of stone. Hotel Altamira , where we are staying, was once a palace in the late 17th century. This was a …
Day 6 – 33 miles, a lot of up hill, especially the last little bit before our pension which was about an 18% incline. Very rainy. Our clothes my never dry. Right outside of Escalante, we had to stop to let cows go by. An interesting encounter. It was nice to get off bigger roads …
Not the easiest day but the most enjoyable so far. We climbed a long hill from 5-8% grade about 1400 feet. It was rainy but fewer cars due to being Sunday. We were treated to a double rainbow coming out of Castro Urdiales and a lot of pretty views along the way. We rode through …
Well we deviated from the plan today. It was pouring rain in Bilbao and we were exhausted. I felt like a wimp, but we took a bus to Castro Urdiales. I was soaked by the time we got 15 minutes on the bike to the bus station. It was a little stressful since the bus …
A much shorter ride today, only 22 miles. The climb out of Gernika was long but a lovely view at the top. It looks like it is getting to be fall here. We arrived in Bilbao around 1 p.m. and had to go to a bike shop. Anthony’s bike derailer is not working well and, …
Our bike delivery was delayed until the following morning so we got a late start at 1100. It was a rough day with some rocky steep inclines and we had to walk the bikes. It was only 27 miles but it took us until 8:15 pm to get to our pension. Beautiful views in wine …
We are so ready to get going. We have set out what we need for our riding and repacked the other bags. We got our pilgrim stamp at the cathedral. Now we just are waiting for the bikes to be delivered – hopefully in the next couple of hours. Our plan is to eat breakfast around …
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