State of Play

Riding

• 8 days
• 751 km ridden
• 12,093m climbed
• 44h 55m in the saddle pedalling (nearly a quarter of my time here)

Self

• Aches: minor – shoulders mostly
• Pains: zero! Result
• Scrapes: Can’t remember if I have mentioned losing balance when getting off the bike one handed on a surprising camber and ending up running in to a bramble bush to avoid dropping my phone? Anyhow, my shins remain decorated with scrapes but I’ve forgotten about them.
• Clothes: good – look clean and I wash through things every night but I will be seeking a launderette in Santander so that they can feel clean.

Bike + Luggage

• Completely fine: wypiwyg – I only had to pump the tyres once and everything is magnificent. I love that I can remove the rack and fork bags so easily and get a mostly normal bike back.