Desperate Food and Other Shinnanikins

Daily Stats

Distance: 104kms

Elevation: 1488meters

Time: 5hours 33 mins

Speed: 19.4kph

Accumulated Distance: 257kms

Daily Disasters: Ended up at hotel no real food ate dates/yoghurt/ mixed nuts/musli bar. Then found shop open and bought crisps/ canned tuna/sparkling water/bread. My stomach doesn’t know if its upside down or right way up.

We had a bit of breakfast in our room then packed everything up and was put the hotel door by about 7.30.

Just over the river and coffee and cake. Not our best find.

This was our longest day yet, we started steady as we k ew the profile of our ride was up and up.

We had some shenanigans with sunflowers

I actually took a video

Don’t expect editing

After the first 20kms or so we turned off the main road and from then on we were honoured by olive, citrus, grapes and grains spreading before us. Such a joy. We went through some beautiful villages, brunch, lunch, tea.

Shinnanikins with exercise equipment.

The final of our day was of course a climb and descent. Of course no-one was at the hotel, we waited for half an hour until someone turned up. Our room was quite nice.