New Route

 Due to the bad weather forecast I have changed the entire route from Day 3 onwards...

From Murcia I will now head for the coast and follow the entire coast road all the way, the temperatures are a bit better and there is a lot less climbing too. Taking more clothes and can shed them off as I go if I don't need them as it gets hotter down to Gibraltar.  

I had to cancel and rebook 4 new hostels/Airbnbs, so glad I had free cancellations on everything. 

It's now going to be a coastal drag and I am starting to get really excited again. Shame I wont get to see Granada & Ronda

First Day...

Day Two...

Day Three... (NEW)

Day Four... (NEW)

Day Five... (NEW)

Day Six... (NEW)

Last Day... (NEW)

Day Six was originally going to be a massive 9000 ft climbing day from Antequera via Ronda down to a village just south of Gaucin.  It would have been epic..  oh well. The last day now will be a shorter one at 62 miles and a bit of a hump to get over and back again to see the most southern tip and wave to Africa.

Thanks for reading, this is more of a scrapbook for me to show the grandkids but it is kind of cool that anyone can see my latest mid life crisis unravel on this blog.  

Rain cape is just about to be delivered from Decathlon, I paid a few quid more to get it delivered on a Sunday.  I have a feeling it will be worth every penny as the forecast is just one word for the first 3 days

Heavy Rain.

Another headache is the Manchester Airport delays, just had an email from Ryanair to say be there 3 hours minimum before as baggage handling delays are horrendous.

I am still looking forward to it, I am not going to be negative. I will look for the gaps in the rain if there are any to get the miles in. Worse things happen at sea. Gives me an idea......  ditch the bike and get a boat instead.

It is hard to believe that nearly 3 years ago I had to bail out due to extreme heat and now it is the opposite.   Delivery man just arrived.....

Mantente seco mi amigo