Stage 11: home sweet home (Galicia)

After 12 hours of riding, really 8 hours riding plus some time for technical stops, maintenance and supplies... :), and after 5000 km, i am now at home!
Today i woke up early in France and came directly to my home... Just little stops to take photos like in Desfiladero de Pancorbo (Burgos), a "field of gold" in Leon and a sign of the "Camino de Santiago".
By the way, i came riding along the way to Santiago almost all day...
I have learned some things of this experience, as an example it would be great another travel plan, i mean, less stops, to use complete days for riding and moving faster between places where i would stay complete days... And It would be great to meet with friends around the trip, i missed this... But may be next time.
Anyway i finished with a huge grin...
Probably my mobile phone will be switch off until friday because i need vacations of this vacations... I am seeing my bed now... i am going to have a good rest right now. I know that my bed missed me... :)
Tomorrow, when i wake up i will start planning any new adventure!
Thank all of you that support me in this trip.
Cheers
This blog was closed in Galicia (Spain) , wednesday, july 3th, 2013.

Stage 10: Tarbes (France)

Wheater: hot.

I will stand tonight in Tarbes... Near of Spain, just crossing the Pirineos, and even nearer of Lourdes...
i should go to Lourdes, but i am not into religious tourism... So "not now, tomorrow" or for spaniards, this is what Jose Mota says: "pero ahora no, Mañanaaaa" ;)

Today i continued crossing France going down towards Spain. I did just 1 stop before i get in Tarbes.
My stop was Toulose, and i am happy to have been there, the right size of city for me, a pleasant stroll, it was nice.
I dont know to much about Touluse, but may be i come back in the future. I left some photos of the river "la garonna" and the main square.
Well to say the truth i stopped to in a highway rest area... You pay a lot of taxes for using the highway, but the rest areas are really ideal for resting, little public parks by the highway. I had a sandwich there and i enjoyed, it was quite near of the Pirineos ...
And finally, Tarbes, a little city with some interesting public spaces. I saw it in a hurry because i think a storm is coming...
And tomorrow the forecast is rain from here to Miranda de Ebro. 4 hours of rain, i missed my waterproof stuff ;)
So let see what happens.

Photos:
Tolouse 2
Rest area
Tarbes 2

Cheers

Stage 9: Lunel, near Montpellier (France)

Weather: sunny and hot.

I woke up in San Remo and ended up my today's trip in Lunel.

I only made two pit stops...
First in Monaco, i had to feel how it is riding in the very streets used in Monaco's F1 grand prix.
To say the truth, Monaco is just a bunch of streets and there are a lot of traffic, so i couldnt ride ad fast as i expected ;)
And nothing more to do there and even if i wanted i didnt have the money to leave the high level of this city...
So l leaved Monaco towards Marseille.
In Marseille i ate something and i had a good dessert (dame blanche) with some balls of ice cream, chocolate sirup... You known what i am talking about? Ñam ñam...
Then i went to Marseille's port where the Jack Cousteau's ship "Alcyone" was sometimes... ;) and of course i wandered around the city center taking some photos.
And that was it in Marseille...

Later i rode in the highway again... There are sooo many tolls here in France... I have one or two hundreds toll tickets... ;)
And in the end i arrived to the camp site where i  going to stand tonigth. It looked great in internet, with a good area of swiming pools and wifi access...
I asked for the wifi and i had to pay a voucher, well all rigth, wifi is an extra ... But the swiming pool is included!
So at least it worthed to bring here my bermudas shorts!
But dont you know? Bermudas shorts are forbidden :o
I think this is a stupid rule in a camp site swiming pool...
So i am 2 metres of a swimming pool, it is the first day really hot since i started the journy and i can NOT swim!

I had a shower instead, but it is not the same...
Anyway i am hangig out writing this.
And the summer is long, i could show my perfect body, swimming agile as a dolphin... in any other swimming pool ;)
Photos:
Monaco, Marseille, Lunel's camp site

Cheers