TODAY WAS OUR FIRST REAL DAY OF RIDING. OUR TOUR TOOK US FROM SANT HILARI TO MADREMANYA SOME 46 MILES WITH AN ELEVATION GAIN OF 2500 FEET. ALL IN ALL, A GOOD AND NOT TOO STRENUOUS DAY OF RIDING. WE STARTED WITH A BEAUTIFUL 15 MILE DOWNHILL AND AS WE WERE HEADED DOWN, DOZENS OF CYCLISTS WERE HEADED UP. WE CAME ACROSS ONE RIDER THAT WAS PEDALING WITH ONE LEG. THIS IS AN EXERCISE FOR STRENGTHENING THE LEG MUSCLES.
WE STOPPED IN GIRONA, A HOT-BED FOR PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS WHERE WE ENJOYED A QUICK LUNCH BEFORE TACKLING THE CLIMB TO THE HOTEL.
WE’RE IN A WONDERFUL HOTEL, LA PLACA, A 15TH CENTURY FACILITY THAT BEGAN LIFE AS A STABLE, THEN A SCHOOL, THEN 30 YEARS AGO BECAME A RESTAURANT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE HOTEL WAS ADDED.
THE DAYS GET PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT. TOMORROW WE HAVE A 70 MILE DAY WITH OVER 7,000 FEET OF CLIMBING! WE LEAVE SPAIN AND HEAD INTO FRANCE.
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| SITTING AREA OF OUR ROOM |
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| GIRONA |
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