Anyone who has been following this blog for the past week or so will notice less and less photographs each day. That’s primarily because the rides got boring. White Villages were great for a day or two; then they began looking alike. And the terrain and vegetation changed gradually as I’ve discussed, but it was pretty much the same. This was all becoming boring.
But today was different, a lot different. The scenery was spectacular – at least for the first 60 km.
It was appropriate to find many windmills today because we had a strong (20 mph?) wind from the south. This kept us cool but made cycling difficult. From km 35 to km 80, we climbed 2,400 feet. The last 35 km were not pretty. From km 60 through 80 we were on a busy road with no shoulder and climbing into the strong wind.
Overall, (SEE THE RIDE) we rode 95 km and climbed over 5,000 feet with the wind mostly hurting us. I’m surprised my unfit, 70-year old body survived so well. But I’m tired. Tomorrow is an optional ride day and my current plans are to spend it with Brenda in Ronda.
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