campbell987Oct 10, 20192 minMaseta Central PlateauStage 9: Alcuéscar -> Fuentes de Cantos 114 km Fortunately, bar/cafe opened at 6:00 so a couple of ‘cafe con leche’s’ able to be thrown...
campbell987Oct 7, 20191 minNo Room at the AlburgueStage 8 Plasencia -> Alcuéscar 130 km Departed hotel early enough, then stopped within 50 m in the Plaza Mayor to have cafe con leche and...
campbell987Oct 7, 20191 minDescents and VistasStage 7: Béjar -> Plasencia 57 km Cool morning out of Béjar which seems to be a (relatively) alpine destination for this part of Spain....
campbell987Oct 5, 20191 minMorning FogStage 6: Salamanca to Béjar- 82 km Only 7° upon wakening too early at 06:45; breakfast not open until 08:00. Started off ok in clear...
campbell987Oct 5, 20191 minI miss my Brooks saddle!Stage 5: Valladolid -> Salamanca: 120 km Up and away in reasonable time; usual mingling with city rush hour traffic before getting on...
campbell987Oct 5, 20192 minRuta CastilloStage 4: Paredes de Nava -> Valladolid ... 77 km in 4 hours riding time Skimpy breakfast at the Pension Sofia ... how do those men...
campbell987Oct 3, 20192 minCamino de SantiagoStage 3: Burgos -> Parades de Nava: 101 km Day started with a bit of a lay-in until David unkindly woke me; an excellent breakfast...
campbell987Oct 2, 20191 minHeadwindsStage 2 Vitoria-Gasteiz -> Burgos: 135 km Managed to get up, 3 yogurts with an apple and truly ‘unique-tasting’ vending machine coffee;...
campbell987Oct 2, 20192 minPush BikeStage 1: Hendaye -> Vitoria-Gasteiz: 140 km Jet lag really is a nuisance, wide awake at 04:00; of course then slept in, and in the end...
campbell987Oct 1, 20191 minPrologueSo woke on Sunday to not quite pelting but definitely emphatic rain in Paris. Given basic cores already achieved of bike being...
Kit's Gap YearAug 31, 20191 minProgress...TDA continues to put out regular bulletins, both daunting and inspiring at the same time. Training continues with the benefit of a pretty...