Day 13: It's probably a good thing that I'm having the day off today as listening to the dulcet tones of the incredibly ugly hag next door arguing with her equally hideous husband until two this morning didn't exactly make for a peaceful nights sleep. I really could have done with those bears last night! I have just been given a lovely blue chair though by a couple who are flying back to the UK today and they don't have room so not all bad. It's a very lovely cha...

Day 12: I got up early and made far too much noise, I even started my bike three times before I left just to annoy the neighbours but I think they may have died in the night. We live in hope! I set off for a nice slow ride along the coast then turned around and went in the right direction. I'll get the hang of the satnav one day I swear! It was nice riding along with the beautiful crystal clear blue sea on my right and the quarries and factories on my left. You c...

Day 11: We set off from Alicante towards the Pyrenees. Sparky James May Pants has a friend/bloke/alien from outer space coming down to ride some tracks and trails with and then give him and his weary bottom a lift back to good old Blighty. Darren has run out of money due to his bike repairs and I fancy giving the motorways a miss for a few days. My bottom needs to go around some corners instead of just in a straight line otherwise it may fall off and that would b...

Day 10 but it seems like day 76: My head hurts nearly as much as my calves do after climbing out of that cave the other day. Can't think why my head hurts but I imagine it has something to do with the sound those bears were making last night!!! I think they had tickets to a chainsaw convention!!!!!!!!! Up nice and early again because we are all over 40 and our bladders, not our alarm clocks, dictate getting up time. Nathan, having surprisingly survived the night,...

Day 9: I had a surprisingly good nights sleep considering I was laying on tarmac and using a bottle for a pillow but I obviously had that "he's a serial killer" look about me so I wasn't disturbed. I got my ticket and got in the queue ready to board. I was actually looking forward to being back in Spain which is something I'd not planned on doing for a while but hey. I was keen to rejoin my two fellow travellers as the text messages I'd received had mentioned bee...