Monthly Archives: September 2024

Sep 29 Today we head to Seville, 75km away but mostly downhill! I feel bittersweet about it as I love the camping aspect and Axel’s delight at our spots we find in the wild. But, I’m ready for some good … Continue reading →

Sep 28 We’ve decided to wrap up the bikepacking part of our trip and pivot to part 2: get our bikes to Barcelona, and, find some good food/beach/hang time. This is a combo of Ryley and I finding the EDT … Continue reading →

Sep 27 Ryley, Axel and I all shared a queen size bed which sounds roomy but with a rolly, flaily 2 year old it is NOT and neither Ryley or I got a great sleep. Axel even rolled himself off … Continue reading →

Sep 26 We started with a big bear hunt this morning while Ryley made oatmeal, then we ate, packed up and rode 35km to the next town and also stopped there for the night. I was very intrigued riding through … Continue reading →

Sep 25 We made it to Spain! Ryley has read some ride reports of cyclists doing the whole European Divide Trail or sections of it (Norway to Portugal) North to South who said Portugal took them about 3 days to … Continue reading →

Sep 23 A climb to start the day…so, same as most days. Our goal was 25ish km into Mertola and we knew it would be on mostly paved roads. We were serenaded to baa baa black sheep, the wheels on … Continue reading →

Sep 23 Ryley woke Axel and I up in our black out room at 7:45am as we’d asked for breakfast at 8. Axel is a delight in the morning – he always wakes up with a smile on his face, … Continue reading →

We packed up in heavy fog in our hayfield campspot, convinced Axel to get riding with the last Oaty Chomps oat bar in the bag and ride the 5k into Ourique for coffee. No pastel de nata’s at this Café … Continue reading →

Sep 21 We had camp oatmeal for breakfast, packed up and headed out to start our day with a steep hike up a short hill, way above the lake, then a sporty descent down to the dam which we rode … Continue reading →

We biked 2km into a wee town (São Miguel) for 8:30am coffee and pastel de nata…and a second coffee to allow the mini-mercado to open for lunch fortifications. Then we headed out of town and into a steep and loose … Continue reading →