Tag: hot
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The Med
‘Tis done. I rode to the beach with a stong tailwind in the strong heat, had an ice-cream and a coke and rode back with my reflecting a lot on this adventure and how stupid it would be to finally have a crash on the last ride (I didn’t). I did have a weird moment…
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I have a box!
Rob accompanied me up a short climb to a view of the Mediterranean this morning after offering to bring my bags to the hotel by car. He and Emma have been a lot of fun to spend time with. Rob floated up the hill, I struggled, then he rode me off his wheel on the…
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Foix
Arrived Foix. It has a big castle with hundreds of visitors by the looks of it. According to Wikipedia Château de Foix has been besieged many times but only taken once – and that by treachery! Currently having a light lunch in town. The railway line/bike path was fun. A lot of gravel but also…
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Rolling along to Foix
Well I didn’t get going until 7am, but that was still good. I’ve been following bike paths a lot today that appears to be another old railway line. That and cloud cover has made it a much more pleasant ride. The sun’s out now so a short stop for sunscreen and writing this! Maybe 90…
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Roasted
I made the mistake of leaving at 9am in to a brutally hot day. Apart from Lourdes, which had a cloud covering it – a sure miracle – I baked all day. My main concern was always water but I never had a problem finding it. The best moment was spotting a friendly tap at…