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Barcelona

Oct 2-6 We spent a good chunk of time at the rooftop pool, made it to beach, had a couple of good meals out, a couple of so so meals put, and many DIY lunches at the hotel. On Friday … Continue reading

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Seville

We stayed 2 nights in a little apartment right near the old town Centro and it was very entertaining. We mostly walked around and tried to go see the Real Alcàzar de Sevilla but tickets were sold out to get … Continue reading

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The adventures of the traveling bicycles

Seville > Barcelona This was a bit of a circus! We biked into Seville on Sep 29th and our flight home from Barcelona is on Oct 6th. There’s a fast train from Seville>Madrid>Barcelona. But, the fast train in Spain isn’t … Continue reading

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Day 16 and that’s a wrap: Higuera to Sevilla (73km, 500m)

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

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Day 15: Aroche to Higuera (60km, 1000m, road rode)

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

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Day 14: Aroche (day off)

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

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Day 13: Santa Bárbara de Casa to Aroche (35km, 800m)

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

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Day 12: Corte do Pinto, Portugal to Santa Bárbara, Spain (51km, 900m)

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

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Day 11: Alcaria Ruiva to Mina da São Dominos (56km, 1000m)

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

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Portugal/Spain Day 10: Castro de Verde to Alcaria Ruiva (54km, 800m) – and The Little Red Caboose

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

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