Monthly Archives: October 2015

An interesting meal last night, if only because when I asked for the menu he came and read out the list of things on the menu del dia. This allowed me to have pasta again, so once I’d realised what … Continue reading →

1300. I’ve decided to stay here another day, well it was decided for me. I got up early, the day was warm and dry, and I was sitting having breakfast when crack, crunch, a tooth broke completely in 2 pieces. … Continue reading →

1800. Really enjoyed last night’s hotel apart from the smoking.  My evening meal, if I understood it correctly was hunter’s platter, probably venison. For breakfast, they gave me buns, toasted baguette, olive oil and a tin of patė, which I … Continue reading →

1530. It’s a bit of a tale so I’ll explain about yesterday and today.  I walked back to the bike to check it was OK and I noticed an older chap clearly wondering what was going on. I went up … Continue reading →

1630. I did 2 stages today, about 50km. They were not very hard, but when I arrived here I asked about accommodation and I think they said the nearest was 18km, according to the long discussion by the pub people … Continue reading →

1650 Managed to get up early but still left after 9am,  but full from a large breakfast. Due to be 27C today, and I’ve found all the days hot, not helped by my cold which is still persisting. My cough … Continue reading →

1400 Took a long time to set up the blog last night due to slow Internet. Also set up the GPS to show the transparent route on top of the openstreetmap mtb version. Looks good, and the POIs of hotels … Continue reading →

1025 Tried to make the USB lead work by disconnecting it and biting the steel bits. It seems to have worked and now the gremlins have almost gone. Woke at 0845 only. Had a breakfast of a lovely omelette with … Continue reading →

1030 The drive down from Aberdeen was a foggy and wet affair. I stopped in the middle of the road on the way out of Cove thinking that the windscreen was dirty, but it wasn’t. I had left enough time … Continue reading →