Week 8 here in Spain.......and we've got the strictest lockdown in Europe with the Police, Guardia Civil, and even the Army on the streets.
This has been my only view since early March!
I had to.......Bob was so disappointed in me when I sold the last one! :sadsmiley:
It's ex-Ayuntamiento (Local Govt).......they bought it new in 2000, used it infrequently, and when it was due for it's first ITV (vehicle inspection) in 2005 they just left it in their garage!
There should...
I've been here 10 years.....my British metabolism went a long time ago. So I could probably sustain it a lot better than the average Brit.
But you learn from experience that there's a point you shouldn't go beyond. For me that's around 40.
Anything more than that and you risk heatstroke...
We've now had two months non-stop heatwave......40C+ most days!
Hottest for 40 years apparently.......and there are numerous cases of people throughout the country dying of heatstroke.
The only way to get a ride is go out early.......and keep moving! So I went up the lakes.
Too hot to go on...
Some shots from early this morning at the lakes!
And from this evening following the canal paths!
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The reason for the split rides is that during June/July/August you make sure that you're not on the bike in the middle of the day!
For those...
I'm a Jack who escaped 25 years ago......ended up in various different places!
Then finally got out of the UK for good in 2005 (Thank God) and I've been in a very small, rural town in the Granada province ever since!
Think of it like Banwen or Seven Sisters.....but with Dagos! Oh.....and...
I'd call Cowbridge posh....but not Bridgend! It's tidy enough I suppose.....I do remember seeing a few people with teeth there. Not that I've been there for 25 years or so.
I can remember buying bikes there in the 70's......from Two Wheel Services and Les Griffiths Motors!
I was shocked to see a car as well Bob.....put me right off my stroke it did! With that sort of gridlock I may need to get back on the forest trails I followed last week.
These stretch right across the area that I live......winding up through the mountains! I could ride for hours never...
I'd seen some unclassified roads and farm trails showing up on Google maps, but the streetview stopped with the two ends about 10 miles apart.
So what was it like between those two points?
Headed south to the Almeria border......then turned west onto the unclassified section......
Every...
This is going to get complicated!
I've got a Spanish driving licence......and unlike the UK they don't add on points for infractions, they take them off! So not sure how they'll work that one out.
But the good news is that in many cases offences where you get points on in Britain, they don't...
Couple of shots from today!
Here's an example of a Spanish main road that's not exactly billiard table smooth!
Then around the lakes!
Temps around 25C.....can't fault it!
Knackered knees and a nose I can't breathe through here due to doing stupid sports in my youth.
Along with impaired hearing through not wearing ear plugs! Though wearing ear plugs wasn't thought of 40 odd years ago.
I'd be in much better physical shape if I'd just gone to the boozer instead!
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