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Patricia is apparently setting off shortly to cycle from Irún in the north to Tarifa in the south. Um, it’s snowing all across the north at the moment.
I am grounded for the moment, but a gears-free Barcelona-León trip is in the works, if anyone fancies a spin. ViaMichelin now offers a bike route planner which says that routes cannot exceed 200km. Duh.
J recently cycled to Santiago and came back on fast trains without packing up his bike by getting on the next train whenever conductors put him off the previous one. Perseverance!
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