All is good on the road to Santiago!

After a day of uncertainty, all is well. We never would have made it to the hotel last night if the bike haddent broken down. It was way too far for amount of power our bikes have. The trail was too rough and the altitude gain over the whole length , would have had us both walking . But as it was , we were saved and got a ride. The rest is history. Well today was a completely differnt story.

We decided today to stay on the pavement and get to the hotel as soon as posdible. The perfect day. Sunny and dry with a huge tail wind. Not easy but fun.

The wind only got stronger and as we rode, it was silent. Quite beautiful. Never flat. Good sized climbs and long descents. The last sccton before coming into town we needed to cross a huge bridge. the foot path was super narrow with chain link fence to keep you from going into traffic. I had to turn my handle bar mount mirror it to fit. I rode most of the way until the wind really picked up. You wouldn't want to crash. There was no problem of going over into the long drop and splash but you could break a finger on the fence. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done on a bike. like riding on ice. You are really not sure whats going to happen next!

You can see the walkway behind the blue bridge barrier and the chain link fence.

We are well here in our hotel room. the wind outside is not slowing down. We only hope that tomorrow it will be on our backs.

The view out our hotel window. Not so bad!

Sitting in a bar, Listening to bolero.

You could say this is not our best day. It all started out fine. Great Breakfast. Bags packed and waiting to be transfered to the next hotel. Batterys charged. so off we went. All down hill to an amazing fishing village.

Nets drying.

Amazing trails.

Then out of the woods, Barbars bike had no power. We rrmoved the battery and reinstall it. Started the bike. No Power. So the plan at the moment is the Ebike supplier is coming with a new bike and plans to take us to our hotel. Untill then, here we sit. Drinking cheap beer in Spain on a beautiful Friday afternoon. Not So Bad! The Ebike company said at 1:00 they were coming and will be here at 3:00. Now they said 6:00. The bar closed so now we have moved outdoors to wait. So we wait. Well our guy showed up and somehow got Barbaras bike working. He gave us a ride to the hotel and flatly refused any tip. Life is good for another day. We will see what tomorrow brings!

There is Nothing like the Camino

Great to be back on the road. There is something about the Camino that unless you have done it, you may not understand. The beauty is that its not all pretty. Work a day world at best for most of the trip. You just dont see that touring on the road. You never see the backyards driving down the street. Maybe in a train. But the beauty of the camino is the eye openers of how people live. Spain is great The camino is great On our travels we see the most amazing stuff. Not so much on our last trip. I have to think that everyone reading this would love to be here. So do it. Here are some photos from todays ride/ walk. It was hard, but the Camino is never easy. Thats what makes it so good.

Barb, me and the bikes.

Plume of black smoke to the left.

Hard ride today. We were lost for about an hour in the second big city we crossed. it sometimes difficult to find the mark showing us the way. And as I said, my bike ran out of power. It gave me a moment to experience what most pilgrims have been doing for about 1000 years.

Time for dinner.

Fish and Chips!

Gijon. A day off before our ride.

Breakfast and check the bikes. lightweight hard tail mountain ebikes. Fat tires. Suspension forks. Fully charged and ready to go. Afterwards a walk downtown to find the Passports. The camino passport is a hard paper folder so we can collect stamps along the way to show we did the pilgrimage. Sucsess! Barbara asked 2 cops at the last minute and they took us right there!

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Our day to fly

The final leg of our trip. Two flights today. Smooth. No waiting and only a couple of lines. I was asked why I had not one, but two movie cameras. Security was not sure. ( At this point, I'm not sure eather.) We were met by a fellow at the airport and shuttled to our hotel. High speed. 150 kph all the way. Nice to be done. So nice to be back in Northern Spain. looking down from the plane has me excited for the next week of on and off road Camino cycling!

And of Course the Beer at the arrival!

Happiness!