Post a touring photo, no explanation needed. Just to help me dream. I’ll kick off.....
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HobbesOnTour
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SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSpain....
HobbesOnTour
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Country roads.......
Retyred.life
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April 2022. Free night's stay at Fairfield Inn Hotel in Rawlins, Wyoming courtesy of the local Tourist Information Centre manager 🙂
Wyoming is bleak, both landscape and weather. Outside it's blowing a gale and spitting ice, inside I can't get the AC to go below 70°F, 21°C 🙁
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Great basin next, could visit the prison if weather not great. Highlight is sitting on the electric chair.
HobbesOnTour
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There's something very exciting and inspiring about approaching a Spanish town......
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
How are you finding Spain Hobbes?
HobbesOnTour
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Well, it's been a lot tougher than I was expecting ...... Not that I'd put a huge amount of thought into it 😊
Then there was some serious culture shock!
It's so quiet for one thing. Spanish people love to talk - that's the soundtrack of Spain - people chatting.
It's been cold, very cold, wet, snow, then hot and now wind is throwing a curve ball
I lost a full day due to snow, another day stuck in mud.
Never a dull moment!
But I'm at the sea so I couldn't be happier.
But.......
It's absolutely fabulous!
I'm loving the "Siesta" - time to poke around towns that I seem to have all to myself....
The towns are full of history and culture and are just so damn interesting and inspiring.
The cities are even better! And I normally avoid cities.
Traffic is great - the very rare times I encounter it.
The food is just ...... Well, let's just say I'm getting fatter!
There's something in the air that just sucks all the urgency of life away and makes me appreciate the "right now".
Spain really is a bike touring Fantasyland. Big roads, backroads, no roads - it's all possible. Great food, great wine and suitable for all budgets. I've already met loads of bike tourers of all types.
Oh! I've discovered why no-one likes the French!
HobbesOnTour
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When the website says that some sections of the EuroVelo route are "in development" I should probably pay a bit more attention....
It ended with a locked gate!
I swear one of those donkeys was laughing at me as I bounced past them (again) a few hours later
Now I really want to see the "Concept" stages!
It ended with a locked gate!
I swear one of those donkeys was laughing at me as I bounced past them (again) a few hours later
Now I really want to see the "Concept" stages!
HobbesOnTour
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From the Atlantic.......
To the Med....
In about 5 seconds!
To the Med....
In about 5 seconds!
Simon_m
Guru
you doing the TransAm?
Retyred.life
Senior Member
Not the Transam. Started (on March 1st) to ride the GDMBR south to north but encountered so many snow blocked roads that I'm now on a parallel lower altitude route - still mostly off road though.
HobbesOnTour
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Spain......
It's just down the road, you know
It's just down the road, you know
Simon_m
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ok wow, is it a bad winter or you just started super early. hope to see more photos
