![I get up still disappointed by the fact of being in a thermal town, dirty and in need of a rest day. I decide to take the rest “on the […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-alpujarra-IMG_1294-150x150.jpg "The fantastic roads of the Alpujarra")
![The morning starts with a visit of the abandoned factory that hosted me. Besides the two small offices looking fairly new, the main structure is a very long building that […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-lost-movie-real-DSC_3611-150x150.jpg "Lost in a movie")
![I passed my 3000 km milestone today in the Alpujarras, halfway between Grenada and Almería, halfway between the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean Sea. Well, actually all I see is […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/20121224_001-150x150.jpg "3000 KM !")
![I leave Victor’s house in La Romana for a sunny day in the interior roads of the province or Murcia. It is very quiet and I encounter little traffic. […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-lost-movie-DSC_3546-150x150.jpg "Reaching the bottom of Europe: Andalusia")
![I leave Romulo a bit late in Valencia, but more rested, rather well slept, and clean. My batteries are full, my clothes clean and my stove washed. I had a […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-comunitat-valenciana-DSC_3312-150x150.jpg "Comunitat Valenciana")
![I am forced to wake up at 8, during my half-asleep hour between the alarm of 7:30 and the one of 8:30: a dog jumps on my tent, one small […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-valencia-DSC_3213-150x150.jpg "Sea and oranges")
![I am still avoiding the coast, not recommended at all to cycle from Barcelona to Valencia. The road I take, a bit inland, is nicer after Vilafranca Del Penedès. Indeed, […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-alternative-coast-DSC_3036-150x150.jpg "A nice alternative to the coast")
![After 3 good days in Barcelona at Laura’s place, spent visiting, catching up in showering, catching up in sleeping and catching up in blogging, I switch on the muscle machine […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-out-of-BCN-IMG_1051-150x150.jpg "Getting out of Barcelona")
![We leave in the morning to catch the train of Cyril in Ripoll. It’s close and downhill, so we have time to have a breakfast of sweet things in a […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-road-barcelona-DSC_2930-150x150.jpg "Hasta Barcelona")
![While entering Spain from Andorra, sitting on my bicycle seat, I was naturally filming the scene: the cars stopping, the signs, a word on the video, etc. Until we got […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-cadi-IMG_0999-150x150.jpg "Cerdanya with snow as introduction to Spain")
![Today is “the day”. The day I have been anxious about during the past week. It only consists in doing 50 km until Andorra-la-Vella, crossing the border between France and […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-portdenvalira-DSC_2737-150x150.jpg "Crossing at the highest of the Pyrénées")
![On this 2nd of December, we set departure a bit late after a chat with out hosts and big breakfast. My pictures didn’t upload completely, the internet connection is slow. I already had […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-chioula-DSC_2670-150x150.jpg "The Col du Chioula")
![It’s been snowing on us since we got out of our tent this morning, the snow is good and there’s no waiting time at the lifts of La Molina ski […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/20121205_002-150x150.jpg "Live snow report from Spain")
![We leave our castle in the morning as the donkeys are intrigued by our bikes. The shelter was a good deal, 5°C inside (instead of 0°C or lower outside) and […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-montsegur-DSC_2532-150x150.jpg "Montségur")
![I struggle to find food in the morning. Even though I am in Saint-Izaire, the main area of life in the surrounding 10 or 15 km, there are no […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-south-france-post-DSC_2408-150x150.jpg "The not-so-flat South of France")
![I thought I would reach the Tarn River Gorge just when the slope from the Aubrac ends, in La Canourgue. But it is not immediately here, and it keeps ascending […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/gorges-tarn-featured-DSC_2089-150x150.jpg "Inside the Tarn River Gorge")
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Archive for December, 2012
![I get up still disappointed by the fact of being in a thermal town, dirty and in need of a rest day. I decide to take the rest “on the […]](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20115%20115'%3E%3C/svg%3E "The fantastic roads of the Alpujarra")
The fantastic roads of the Alpujarra
Posted on December 28, 2012 | 6 CommentsI get up still disappointed by the fact of being in a thermal town, dirty and in need of a rest day. I decide to take the rest “on the […]Lost in a movie
Posted on December 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe morning starts with a visit of the abandoned factory that hosted me. Besides the two small offices looking fairly new, the main structure is a very long building that […]3000 KM !
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 1 CommentI passed my 3000 km milestone today in the Alpujarras, halfway between Grenada and Almería, halfway between the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean Sea. Well, actually all I see is […]Reaching the bottom of Europe: Andalusia
Posted on December 24, 2012 | 5 CommentsI leave Victor’s house in La Romana for a sunny day in the interior roads of the province or Murcia. It is very quiet and I encounter little traffic. […]Comunitat Valenciana
Posted on December 21, 2012 | 5 CommentsI leave Romulo a bit late in Valencia, but more rested, rather well slept, and clean. My batteries are full, my clothes clean and my stove washed. I had a […]Sea and oranges
Posted on December 17, 2012 | 6 CommentsI am forced to wake up at 8, during my half-asleep hour between the alarm of 7:30 and the one of 8:30: a dog jumps on my tent, one small […]A nice alternative to the coast
Posted on December 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsI am still avoiding the coast, not recommended at all to cycle from Barcelona to Valencia. The road I take, a bit inland, is nicer after Vilafranca Del Penedès. Indeed, […]Getting out of Barcelona
Posted on December 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsAfter 3 good days in Barcelona at Laura’s place, spent visiting, catching up in showering, catching up in sleeping and catching up in blogging, I switch on the muscle machine […]Hasta Barcelona
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsWe leave in the morning to catch the train of Cyril in Ripoll. It’s close and downhill, so we have time to have a breakfast of sweet things in a […]Cerdanya with snow as introduction to Spain
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsWhile entering Spain from Andorra, sitting on my bicycle seat, I was naturally filming the scene: the cars stopping, the signs, a word on the video, etc. Until we got […]2000 KM !
Posted on December 11, 2012 | 2 CommentsI passed the milestone in the afternoon while leaving Barcelona. I won 2000 km and the right to continue.Crossing at the highest of the Pyrénées
Posted on December 11, 2012 | No CommentsToday is “the day”. The day I have been anxious about during the past week. It only consists in doing 50 km until Andorra-la-Vella, crossing the border between France and […]The Col du Chioula
Posted on December 10, 2012 | 3 CommentsOn this 2nd of December, we set departure a bit late after a chat with out hosts and big breakfast. My pictures didn’t upload completely, the internet connection is slow. I already had […]Live snow report from Spain
Posted on December 5, 2012 | 7 CommentsIt’s been snowing on us since we got out of our tent this morning, the snow is good and there’s no waiting time at the lifts of La Molina ski […]Montségur
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 4 CommentsWe leave our castle in the morning as the donkeys are intrigued by our bikes. The shelter was a good deal, 5°C inside (instead of 0°C or lower outside) and […]The not-so-flat South of France
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 4 CommentsI struggle to find food in the morning. Even though I am in Saint-Izaire, the main area of life in the surrounding 10 or 15 km, there are no […]Inside the Tarn River Gorge
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsI thought I would reach the Tarn River Gorge just when the slope from the Aubrac ends, in La Canourgue. But it is not immediately here, and it keeps ascending […]
