My journey had 3 foci - Germany/Prague, Roman legacy in Provence, and Andalusia.
Looking ahead, I have nearly 5 weeks to go. This must include contingency time at the end to get the bike in a box at Madrid airport and there are a few details to sort out.
The plan is now focussed on Andalusia. So:
- train to Valencia to bypass the least interesting part of the Spanish mediterrainean coast
- ride to Motril taking 4 or 5 days, then before the the worst crowds of the sunny coast maybe, to be seen, head north inland up to Granada, climbing about 800 metres, as this is the Sierra Nevada region and some nearby peaks are much higher
- visit Ronda, Corbobo, Jean, Tarifa, Cadiz, Seville and other towns as they come to mind or just appear
- include routes that pass through some of the hill top Pueblos Blancos "White Villages", legs permitting
- find an itinerary that works and gets me to a bike-friendly train to Madrid
I had included Cadiz as a possibility for some time, and then on reading the Frommer guide to Andalusia it did not think it worthy of much time. Today whilst sheltering from the rain for a while got chatting to a Polish architect touring Spain with a big camera, and he gave Cadiz very high praise.
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Some detailed route planning now to occupy my mind - suggestions welcome.
Kms / day in the hills unknown perhaps 40 to 50.
And in the tradition of past rides I now have company.
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