12 February 2022 I am awake early. The bed is too soft. Breakfast. Loaded and head out to see the Necropolis of Tarquinia. The museum we visited yesterday is filled from the tombs here. I have left my watch back at the accommodation. I leave Shell to get some photos and head back. A longer…
Day 61 – Tarquinia
11 February 2022 Sleep in. Wake up in Italy. Blue skies. We decided last night to head north for the first week. Rome on the weekend was expensive. If we meet Ali and Nuria in Modena, we might as well head in that direction. Further north in Bergamo is our good friend Keleigh. Maybe we…
Day 60 – Ferry
10 February 2022 You sleep better in a tent than you do on a ferry. I am not complaining. It is what it is. The oceans were calm. The motion helps you sleep. The beds are fine. There is a vent in the roof. It pumps air into the cabin. It sounds like an old…
Day 59 – Departures
9 February 2022 Up early. The ferry does not leave until the evening. Boarding at 9.00 pm. Depart at 11.00 pm. Barcelona to Civitavecchia. We will be in Italy soon. We have a late check-out, 2.00 pm. Coffee first. Our last stop at Satan’s coffee. Farewell to my friend Carlos. He has found a BJJ…
Day 55 to 58 – Barcelona
5 – 8 February 2022 Four days in Barcelona. There is not much to write about. And everything. The days were simply a repeat pattern. Fine blue skies. Stunning weather. Lazy mornings, long lunches, evenings on the balcony. Wine. So much wine. It makes for ideal living. Less than exciting reading. It is Groundhog Day….
Day 54 – Trains
4 February 2022 Up early. 5.45 am. Porridge for breakfast. Bikes loaded and we are away by 6.30 am. I love trains. We are booked on the Regional Express. An old train. Slow. Not fancy like the MD. The Regional Express has been my favourite train in Spain. We get to Madrid Puerta de Atocha…
Day 53 – Palacio de Cristal
3 February 2022 Our train arrived at about 8.15 pm. I thought it had a wait before it headed back to Seville. Not so. We barely got the bikes and bags off before the doors shut and it was off. 2 km ride to our accommodation. We don’t do much night riding. Madrid has a…
Day 52 – Madrid
2 February 2022 Up early. Head to breakfast. Un Gato en Bicicleta. Again. If you are on a good thing. We grab some bocadillo for the train ride. Jamón and avocado. Delicious. Head back to load up the bikes and hit the train station. On the road by 11.00 am. Today our phones need recharging….
Day 51 – Plaza de España
1 February 2022 Late to bad. Late to wake. Un Gato en Bicicleta for breakfast again. Opens at 9.30 am. 9.30-ish. It opened at 10.00 am. It is the Spanish way. Back for some bike maintenance. Both bikes have squeaks when we pedal. Annoying. Especially when you are in the saddle 4 – 5 hours…