Day 22. Barca – the final frontier

View photos on Flickr After a sleep in and a lazy lunch we saddled up for the final leg of our journey, into the centre of Barcelona. It was suitably hot as we rode across the footbridge over the river to pick up the cycle track Gina had told us …

Day 21. Barcelona or bust

View photos on Flickr The usual morning routine saw us on the road at about 8.30, having decided to push through to Helen’s sister’s place on the outskirts of Barcelona we knew it was going to be a long, hard day. It didn’t disappoint. From Campdevànol the road continued gently …

Day 20. Viva Espagña

View photos on Flickr A sleepless night spent listening to the wind and trying to ignore the mosquito bites on my back (40 of the buggers, they got me through my cycling top while putting up the tent) did not set up the day well. Having decided to stay at …