Category Archives: Spain 2012

DAY 11 Le Tourmalet Woke to a 5am alarm after carousing with our friends the night before. It was still dark and starry when we loaded everything into our rental Peugeot and drove the 50 kilometers or so to the … Continue reading →

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 DAY 10 In short: With friends in Bagneres De Luchon, France. Resting today. Sun is out again. Croissants, cafe-au-lait, and thermal “spa bath” fiascos. We do not follow directions well. I’ve developed something of a girl-crush … Continue reading →

DAY 9 Vielha, Spain to Bagneres De Luchon, France. (40 kilometers) 8am start under misty cloud cover and cold air. The first 20 kilometers to Bossost were flat and easy. It was so chilly though that I pulled over to … Continue reading →

DAYS 7 and 8 Sunday July 15th, 2012 Resting at The Parador de Vielha: Poolside (windy but warm enough) Cocktails at the bar with panoramic views All clothes washed in the bathtub and dried on the windowsill Creme de Catalan … Continue reading →

DAY 6 Friday July 13th, 2012 Sort to Vielha Gabriel insisted that we have to take a bus. At least part of the way. We could ride the first 40 Kilometers but then, no, we can’t do it. I’m like … Continue reading →

DAY 5 La Seu D’ Urgell to Sort – 54 Kilometers Today was the hardest day yet. We set off early, as usual, under cloud cover. Our GPS uncharacteristically lead us astray for a few minutes but we got back … Continue reading →

DAY 4 Wednesday, July 11th 2012 La Molina to Seu D’ Urgell 2 hours in. I pant and grunt and pedal up to Gabriel. “How are you doing?” I sputter. “Ok,” he says, “but my ass is screaming.” Yeah that … Continue reading →

DAY 3 Tuesday, July 10th 2012 Ripoll, Spain to La Molina, Spain (42 kilometers-ish)If Day 2 was hell, Day 3 was pure beauty. We woke up early again and started out in crisp, cool air. We had our super-sized yellow … Continue reading →

Tuesday, July 10th 2012 RIDE Day 2 Day 2: Besalu, Spain to Ripoll, Spain. Our alarm went off at a brutal 7am. The hotel owner had (grudgingly) put breakfast out for us and then I assume gone back to bed … Continue reading →

Day one Monday, July 9th, 2012 Figueres, Spain to Besalu, Spain 6AM We drove east into a flaming orange sunrise from Gabriel’s mother’s apartment in Salou. It was a 2 hour drive to Figueres to drop off our rental car … Continue reading →