Today was a good day. The sun was shining from a clear blue sky the entire day and my left ankle was much better.
Today, I took it a bit easier. Less pressure on the pedals and a higher cadence. Also, I had more breaks.
What was interesting was that the landscape and the style of the cities changed since yesterday. Orihuela was already really nice with an old cathedral and not touristic nor boring at all like many other places before. Later today, this became even better with Elche and Alicante.
Oh, did I mention headwind? It was wild again, but somehow I have gotten used to it meanwhile.
My first stop was the very nice University town Elche. A very characteristic feature is a deep canyon running right through the middle of the town with high bridges across it. The bottom of the canyon is cultivated and their are plastered sidewalks running next to a creek. Very beautiful.
The next stop was Alicante where I had lunch. The seafront with the enormous beach and the yacht harbor was absolutely spectacular. The wind was so strong that I had sand between my teeth.
After a short but hefty climb I reached the small town Calpe. I have picked a great hotel again. It’s called “Rocinante” which is a variation of the name of my bike “Rosinante”. The place is simple, inexpensive but just great.
Insight of the day: it is always a good thing to not give up hope!
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