Saturday, May 7, 2011

Spain 5/06

Today is the last day of the Mallorca trip.  We have a 70 km ride back to the Delta Hotel near Palma.

At sunrise, there is a strong wind, from the North I think.  Will it slow us down?  The answer turns out to be “no”; most of the time it is a cross-wind.  We are leaving the Western coast and also the mountains.  Of course we have one climb, 1,200 feet, right out of the hotel.  We did the same climb yesterday; it seemed easier today.  Maybe we’re getting stronger, but I doubt it.  After the climb, most of the day is in fairly flat terrain – the open road!  It feels good to stretch the legs.

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Left – last view of the mountains.  Right – Open road.

We leave the hotel a little after 9:00 and arrive at out destination at 1:00, with only one stop for coffee.  But we’re hungry and deserve a good meal.  We’ve heard there is a shopping center past the hotel and we find an outdoor restaurant advertising pizza. I have a good pizza but Brenda’s grilled squid was the winner. Note that this blog is published a day late.

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