DBK
LIFE MEMBER
I am off on a trip to Spain tomorrow to do some cycling - without the MH!
A crack of dawn start from Bristol airport, the 07:05 EasyJet will hopefully take me to Barcelona where I will, also hopefully, meet up with my brother who flies in from Glasgow. Assuming the bikes arrive in one piece we will then travel by train to Girona to start a trip along the edge of the Pyrenees to San Sebastian and from there catch the Santander to Plymouth ferry on the 22nd of May.
Unlike our trip up the west coast of France last year we are not going to be camping. Partly because hotels are not too expensive in Spain but mostly because we expect to encounter some big hills so the less weight we carry the better!
The weather forecast for the Girona region is looking good for the next week or so but our route goes into the mountains and we will reach 1500m or thereabouts so we are expecting everything from rain to snow.
I have started a little journal of the trip and will update it whenever I can. I am taking the Motorhomewifi Mifi device with me and the EuropaSIM so this will be their first test outside the UK.
The journal can be found on the link below. I am using this site rather than my own blog as this dedicated cycling website allows daily updates to be sent as plain text e-mails, which is very useful when you can't get a good mobile 'phone signal. The journal has a Guestbook so if anyone want to send me insults or even ask a question it can be done there. I will probably be able to visit this site (MHF) from time to time, assuming the mobile signals work or I find some free wifi while I am away. If not, see you all in a little over 2 weeks!
www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/spain2014
A crack of dawn start from Bristol airport, the 07:05 EasyJet will hopefully take me to Barcelona where I will, also hopefully, meet up with my brother who flies in from Glasgow. Assuming the bikes arrive in one piece we will then travel by train to Girona to start a trip along the edge of the Pyrenees to San Sebastian and from there catch the Santander to Plymouth ferry on the 22nd of May.
Unlike our trip up the west coast of France last year we are not going to be camping. Partly because hotels are not too expensive in Spain but mostly because we expect to encounter some big hills so the less weight we carry the better!
The weather forecast for the Girona region is looking good for the next week or so but our route goes into the mountains and we will reach 1500m or thereabouts so we are expecting everything from rain to snow.
I have started a little journal of the trip and will update it whenever I can. I am taking the Motorhomewifi Mifi device with me and the EuropaSIM so this will be their first test outside the UK.
The journal can be found on the link below. I am using this site rather than my own blog as this dedicated cycling website allows daily updates to be sent as plain text e-mails, which is very useful when you can't get a good mobile 'phone signal. The journal has a Guestbook so if anyone want to send me insults or even ask a question it can be done there. I will probably be able to visit this site (MHF) from time to time, assuming the mobile signals work or I find some free wifi while I am away. If not, see you all in a little over 2 weeks!
www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/spain2014