Spain 10,
Oct 23, 2024,
Hi Everyone,
I left Gibraltar under cloudy skies, damp, British weather and journeyed on to Spain, just around the corner. The weather is not the fault of Gibraltar as it is at the cross roads of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, with tides and currents going in and out, so what would you expect. You have to navigate, back and forth, through not busy lanes, eventually arriving at Spanish customs. They were more impressed with my Triumph than me and commented on the beautiful Triumph exhaust noise. That is why I ride a Triumph, for the noise… I rode for 2.5 hours and stopped at a roadside cafe for tapas and a cappuccino. My tank registered that I had 230k to go on the tank of gas after riding 100k. This seemed impossible so didn’t take a chance and road back 12k to a gas station. I filled up the tank with 3l and my bike computer gave me 350k until empty . The bike really does not burn gas.
The Spanish country side is very barren. Yesterday, I rode through mountains that looked like a rocky dessert. Today, I rode through mountains that were covered with large bushes, as tall as small trees, but bushes all the same. When the mountains flattened out, there were small farms. The villages are few and far between. This is a remarkable contrast to France where there is a village every 10-15k complete with a cathedral, several restaurants and cafes and a memorial to the fallen soldiers of WW1.
Finally, I arrived in Sevilla. What a beautiful city! Visiting Sevilla is an absolute must on anyone’s bucket list. I am staying in the old section on a small narrow street next to the Cathedral and not far from the Palace which I will visit tomorrow. Sevilla is ‘tres, tres, chic’. The stores are incredibly well decorated. Even the lesser quality stores appear chic. The amount of merchandise available to the consumer is endless. What ever you want to purchase in clothes is available. Everyone here is well dressed. Shabby-chic would not cut it here. At 7:00pm the streets were packed with people. The center of town is a pedestrian walkway. There are cafes on the side walk everywhere. Everyone seems to be out for a drink after work.
I am staying at a 1* hotel in the old section of town which is really is a 3*. After my long ride today, I was somewhat tired and took a siesta. I don’t think that I have ever done that before. After all my life is usually go, go, go. The hotel has a bistro where I just finished off some tapas, beer and wine. I feel much better.
Love,
Brian
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