ROAD TO SANTIAGO

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This hopefully will keep you up to date on events leading up to our trip in September.
once we are underway we will post a day by day blog and videos of our journey.
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Monday, September 12, 2011

The 2000 year old piece of pottery.


9TH September 2011
Roncesvalles to Pamplona
6am.
Woke up, pitch black outside  with thousands of stars in the sky and really cold then suddenly one shot across the sky I made a wish  and thought about  the ride ahead that surly  was a good start to the day.
Usual protein shake for breakfast and packed lunch of malt loaf and solstice sorted and I was away.
At first it was deceptively easy  downhill on tarmac all the way, after about 1 hour it changed to an all day off road rocky and stone terrain though dense woods. It was at this point I came a cropper. Whenever I approach a walker I ding my bell and hopefully they notice however some of them are in a state of meditation and oblivious to bikes so as I came behind this one man I rang the bell again and again but to no effect, then suddenly he turned round and dived in my direction I went arse over tit….apparently he was deaf and I had startled him  so it was my fault really and a  lesson learnt, from now on I will take extra care.
During my time through the woods I saw an ideal spot for the 2000 year old piece of pottery my brother gave me, he loves woods and so I placed it in one of the biggest woods that I have seen and hoped that he can for fill his dream of owning one someday (as you can see on the video).
On refection the day was a roller coaster, a bit of a leg breaker and a test of strength because I had to carry my bike a lot up and down hills but all in all not as difficult as yesterday I think that I have got used to carrying my bike now and tomorrow is a moderate ride in comparison, the telling factor will be the heat a mere 34 deg (just like home………J).

We have had trouble with obtaining internet connection and so the blog may be intermittant sorry,Business opportunity" internet cafe on the Camino".

To watch today's video click the following YOUTUBE link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gwEJxKRjwc


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Location: Pamplona, Spain

2 comments:

  1. magil3112September 13, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Great going David and keep on giving. The rewards are worth it in the end. Great weather Carcassonne way too we were between 30-35 degrees all week.

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  2. Colon the ColossusSeptember 14, 2011 at 3:50 AM

    Stone preparation in hand and must contact your daughter and Richard re meeting up on Sunday. Then just got the final buttock toughening up exercises to do - slapping with a cricket bat seems to be working and Ruth enjoys that too! Trust you on track ( the one for cyclists that is) - adios - Colon

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