And The End.

I met a Latifa from Bahrain, it was my first evening of travelling. She was touring southern Spain in a motorhome. We subsequently messaged back and fourth just keeping in touch with each others travels. On one of her posts she showed her future travel plans, Distance each day,  where staying, price petrol, price campsite. I was severely impressed.  Surely you do a plan approximately like this Latifa asked. I thought for a bit. I chuck all my stuff on the bed a week or so before I travel. I select what I’m taking from that, that’s a bit organised.

Find the cheapest flight, usually it’s to Alicante or Malaga.

Then Komoot plans a route for me. That takes about 10 minutes.  But I followed that route for 2 days then just went completely off script.  I stay at campsites,  or not.

I try to buy 2 or 3 days food but will stop each day for coffee and cakes. 

Latifa said,

That plan is no plan

I like that and it seems to work.

I had a message from Lesley:

It may not have been what you were expecting but you have certainly been on an adventure.

And that is definitely what i enjoy about my bike travels and l spiel out my usual quote that Brett is forever haranguing me for saying 🤮 but:

Adventure begins when certainty ends.

When I explain to people that st the end of my trip I turn up at a city without a bike box or know where I’m going to get one. This is stressful  time for me but in the 30 years I have been travelling by bike I have never failed to find a bike box or a method of putting my bike on the plane that I found adequate.

I like the jeopardy

And this trip Damien of Hors Categorie came good for me. The process this trip was made all the more stressful by everything being closed for a whole day because of the rains. I also got a bike box of different dimensions than usual. The bike easily fitted in but possibly too much space and everything wobbled inside, luckily my sleep mat acted as padding.

Once again my Samsung smarttag told me my bike was in Glasgow on arrival a source of much relief.

I love travelling by bike. The places I go the people I meet.

Happy Days

1321kms in 22 days riding out of 32 in Spain. That’s an average of 60kms a day. I took it easy most of the time sndvi think I was successful in mot being rained on while riding which us a definate bonus.