I got up later than wanted. My hotel had very thin walls and my neighbors were very active working their way to the Kamasutra. So I had a little less sleep than needed. I had about 80km to go until the French border. The route was nice and uneventful and without major towns. I passed … Continue reading Day 17: Palamós to Salses-le-Château (145 km) →

After a day like yesterday and it's frustrations (and potentially because of two beers), I had slept in. 10 hours of sleep felt very good though. Leaving Barcelona was almost as bad as coming in but with much less traffic - and much more cyclists. I had lunch in the famous little tourist hotspot Lloret … Continue reading Day 16: Barcelona to Palamós (116km) →

Today was tough. I was feeling exhausted and was lacking energy. After 60km, I crossed the 2,000km mark, so I should have felt enthusiastic and motivated but I was just flat. The route had been pretty much straightforward for the first couple of hours with a lot of steep little climbs. I had an early … Continue reading Day 15: L’Ametlla de Mar to Barcelona (155km) →

Today was another great day with sun and without headwind. And a lot of people were thinking of me and sending me warm and heartily messages which was good for my soul. It is notably getting colder now and I reckon it is because I am cycling North now for a week or so. Amazing … Continue reading Day 14: Chilches to L’Ametlla (172 km) →

Today was another good day. The second day on this trip without severe headwind. And the sun was shining, too. Under this circumstances, 160km were no big problem. Great. After an early breakfast, I turned straight North and had a little climbing to do. The rest of the day remained relatively flat. I had lunch … Continue reading Day 13: Calpe to Chilches (162km) →