Archive for the 'Vacations' Category


Orgiva to Lanjarón – 85km

I am posting my journals backdated to the day I wrote them, so read from bottom up if you have just arrived. Keep checking back, I have two weeks of journals to upload. We all gathered on our hotel balcony for a breakfast of meat, cheese, bread and juice. We then packed our bikes and […]

Almuñécar to Orgiva – 57 km

I am posting my journals backdated to the day I wrote them, so read from bottom up if you have just arrived. Keep checking back, I have two weeks of journals to upload. Today we are staying at the beautiful Hotel Mirasol on the North side of Orgiva. Our room is one of two on […]

Malaga to Almuñécar – 77 km

I am posting my journals backdated to the day I wrote them, so read from bottom up if you have just arrived. Keep checking back, I have two weeks of journals to upload. At 8 am this morning, we discovered what chirros are. We found a small café near the hotel for breakfast. Street cleaners […]

The Trip to Spain

Paris All week, I have been trying to get up and go to bed earlier to slowly move into Spain’s timezone. Yesterday, I got up at 4:30 am congratulating myself on my brilliant plan! Now, 24 hours later in Paris with only 2 hours of sleep, I am doubting the brilliance of my plan. We […]

Off to Spain

In a few hours, Juliette and I will be loading our bike boxes and panniers into the car, driving to the airport and flying off for two glorious weeks riding around southern Spain. Dave & Mari are flying with us, and Jen & Rich are flying down from Sweden to meet us. It has been […]