The plan was to leave early to spread out the day and hopefully to arrive in Burgos in the early afternoon before the heat hit. But no. I had a puncture first up and I had to wait for lovely man at the local bike store to open up a 9 am. He took it all apart and found a piece of glass in my tyre. He fixed it and put a new inner tube in. All for 5 Euros. Unbelievable. It old him I as going to Burgos and he shook his head and said "Maniana". I don't know if that wa...

That turned out to be a long day. Mainly because some roads either didn't exist or ended up as a goat track. Therefore I was forced to go on the Camino walking track at times which were not conducive to bike riding. Even getting close to Santo Domingo the road just ended and I literally had to go through a furrowed field! Limited food and water stations on the way. I drank all my water and got by eating/drinking 2 bunches of grapes off a nearby vine? I am sure th...

A warm day and not too much on the road, until Logrono! A few more hills but relatively calm. Chain came off just outside Los Arcos but put it back on with no problems. Stopped for my now obligatory coffee and cake at Los Arcos. Some more beautiful little towns and views. On arrival on the outskirts of Logrono I wasn't sure which way to go and a friendly local suggested I take the Camino trail in as I might die on the main road! That seemed a fairly convincing ar...

So it was some trepidation that I set off for my bike ride. Manoeuvred my way out of Pamplona city and headed off in the direction of the wind farms at Alto del Perdon. I have discovered that Sir Isaac Newton was wrong. What goes up doesn't necessarily come down. The hills seem to go up but not come down by the same amount! I have to admit that I pushed the bike some sections but I was not alone in that. Stopped off for a cyclists morning tea of coffee and a choc...

Bike arrived this morning and all prepped, with a lot of help from a bike enthusiast hotel employee. Took a 5 km walk out to check out the bike route I will be taking and it looks ok. Had a stroll around after that and some ponchos and vino Tinto before a siesta. A bite to eat this evening before a big sleep ahead of my first cycling day! A bit nervous!