Baja to Bali

This week, we cycle north-east from Alberracin to Morella, from one set of mountains to another. Lots of uphill, lots of downhill, and another chunk of Spain explored.

I think this is one of my favourite weeks of the trip so far. The city of Cuenca and the small town of Alberracin are both beautiful, but the scenery between the two really steals the show. We have a couple of absolutely fantastic walks, a couple of absolutely fantastic rides, and all in all, just an absolutely fantastic week! I hope you enjoy the vid.

We leave Segovia with the intention of exploring the mountains to the north of Madrid before heading to the capital. We spend a few days exploring the Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park, cycling through pine forests and stopping in quaint little villages. Then change our plans and head east to Cuenca. Ben discovers the limits to his battery on a day that tops 38 degrees C. All in all though, another great week of cycling.

We slow down a bit this week, and just take in the cities of Avila and Segovia, to the northwest of Madrid. Highlights include a Roman aqueduct, medieval city walls, a gothic cathedral and the castle that allegedly inspired Disney's Snow White castle. Its nice to travel a little less, and get our energy back for the next stage of the trip.

Our bike-packing journey round northern Spain continues as we leave Salamanca for the mountains of Mogarraz - one of Spain's official "pretty villages", and a great area for hiking. From there we scoot round to Avila, again hugging the mountains as we go. As always, there is lots of eating & drinking, as well as plenty of pretty medieval architecture. Enjoy :)

We take a bit of a windy route from Leon to Salamanca, and our days seem to fall into a bit of a repetitive rhythm: Bike - Bar - Bike - Bar - Bike - Bar - Tapas. Or sometimes Bike - Bar - Bike - Bar - Bike - Bar - Tapas - Bar - Tapas - Bar! Enjoy x

We cycle west across the south side of the Cantabrian mountains, taking in the Palentina National Park. Its hot, very pretty and full of cows and frogs!

We head off from the UK, travelling by ferry to Santander. From there its a few days cycling to Aguilar de Campoo on the south side of the Cantabrian mountains.