Spain 2024 – day 1: Faro to Gibraleon
Day one cycling from Faro to Alicante. Portugal greeted me with perfect cycling weather, not to hot, even a bit of drizzle now and then and a strong tail wind all the way. After a brief visit at the beach and an hour looking at the Old Town I start off on the road....
Spain 2024 – day 0: the flight
The night flight from Basel to Faro was slightly delayed and arrived just before midnight. I slept a little on the plane but not enough to offset the late time. Putting together the bike and riding out towards the sea to another hour and until I was tucked in my...
Spain 2024 – the plan
The plan: two weeks of cycling in southern Spain. Faro, Sevilla, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Ronda, Granada, Alicante Let's see how the weather agrees with the plan.
Tour du Mont Blanc day 3: three passes in view of Mont Blanc
After a night of waking again and again to the roaring river next me, I start off early. The sunrise on Mont Blanc greets me on the way down the valley. Detouring Courmayeur, I hike up to the Lago Combal, a fascinating flat lake full of reeds and the clearest water...
Tour du Mont Blanc day 2: Col Ferret & Mont Blanc
Day two on the Tour du Mont Blanc starts out bright and sunny. On another hot day, I hike up the valley to La Foly, where I get some baguette and cheese and take a long lunch break. At two, I start hiking up the mountain towards the Petit Col Ferret, at 2500...
Tour du Mont Blanc day 1: Martigny – Relais d’Arpette
After a pleasant train ride to Martigny (the Swiss train had more delay than the German (4 minutes))!!) I start on my first day of hiking around the Mont Blanc mountain range. The Tour du Mont Blanc doesn't traditionally start IN Martigny, but it was just much faster...
Trans Sardenga day 6
I start out around eight and the first couple of kilometres are uneventful. The weather is better than expected with the sun even showing its face now and then. In Marcumere, a military garrison town, I quickly stop for snacks and then continue north-east. The hills...
Trans Sardenga day 5
Riding out of Cagliari is fast, even in the morning rush hour and the first few kilometres on mostly flat roads fly by quickly. The sky is cloudy and it's perfect cycling weather as I pass an old necropolis (really just some holes in the rock) and a thousand year old...
Trans Sardegna day 4
The day starts windy with the Mistral blowing the clouds through the sky faster than they can start raining. Unfortunately it's blowing from the side most of the time, especially hard to ride on the fast road downhills in the morning. The tiny roads are empty, except...
Trans Sardegna day 3
I start into a clear and crisp morning with a great view on the Perda Liana mountaintop. As I pass by, I stop and take the quick hike up to the base of the magnificent cliff. I continue and visit a 12th century castle ruin on the way. Going off-road again for a bit, I...