Ride the Med – Page 12 – Alexa Travels

Day 4 The Long Way Home

Start point: Le Barcares, France End point: Agde, France Miles: 64 Key words: gravel, parting, salad, rain, steel drums, apricots We gathered our things and headed downstairs for our first French breakfast. I did a little happy dance when I…
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Day 3 Bonjour France

Start point: Arenys D’Emporda, Spain End point: Le Barcares, France Miles: 56 Key words: gratitude, gatorade, gears, borders, France, downhill We woke up early and had breakfast with our ship building hosts. By this time oatmeal with fresh fruit had…
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Day 2 Mud Run

Start point: San Pol de Mar, Spain End point: Arenys D’Emporda, Spain Miles: 51 Key Words: Girona, countryside, flats, silence, family, mud Owing to our incredibly late departure and arrival to our bungalow on day 1, Bita, Sunny and I…
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Day 1 The Beautiful Struggle

Start point: Barcelona, Spain End Point: San Pol de Mar, Spain Miles: 48 Key Words: Barcelona, departure, sunshine, struggle, unexpected, poop I consider myself a seasoned cyclist and traveler, but day one of this epic trip takes the cake for…
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Preparations

Like all thorough packing plots, our preparations began with a list. Borrowing from the list Jess and I put together for our US cycling trip, Bita and I compiled a list with one key difference. As we will be sleeping…
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