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Oh, to be in the sunny south! Your pictures from Malaga make me feel that even a multi-day car trip from Munich to get there would be worth it. And I really dislike long car trips. Hope your cable can be reapaired soon.
3 years agoThere are a lot of 'murse' choices in this shop!
3 years agoNice to hear that you have arrived safely and are being well fed. I hope the shifting issue is easily sorted and you are able to hit the road soon. Looking forward to following along!
3 years agoAbsolutely!
3 years agoHi Brent
We are both running tubeless tires. Mine are Panaracer Gravelking 27.5 x 1.5 and Al has Gravelking SK 700 x 32. In both cases we replaced our tires with the same as we’d had.
The Gravelkings were suggested by my bike builder as suitable for touring mostly on pavement with some gravel and that’s true. I have Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 26 x 1.6 on my other bike, not tubeless do higher pressure and not as comfortable.
Al would prefer wider tires but can’t fit them until he replaced the gruppo (long story). He really likes them though.
Two, actually. It’s a dish for two.
3 years agoWhat a great idea!
3 years agoBad news about your bike. We’ve had more than our share of arrival crises so I know how unnerving that is. Good luck!
On the other hand, there are a lot of worse places to be held up than Malaga.
There's a giant sea creature swimming in there!
3 years agoNo, it was the QR required by the Spanish health service. All the information is here: https://www.mscbs.gob.es/en/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov/spth.htm
The airline checked that we had it before boarding, along with proof of vaccination (we’d printed the record from BC.) Had our destination been elsewhere, they would have checked for whatever the requirements were.
It's amazing to learn that the hastily cooked up Canadian QR was recognized in Merida. We will follow eagerly for more details of Covid measures, like in small restaurants, but also of course for the actual cycling adventure that you are going to create!
We found a semi-reasonable flight into Lisbon yesterday, that we almost booked. Since we plan to completely circle the peninsula (counter clockwise) it doesn't much matter where to start, as long as it's fairly south.
Hi Steve
We were asked for both proof of vaccination and the QR code required to enter when we checked in in Victoria. The QR code was scanned when we arrived in Merida.
The hotel requires that we wear masks indoors, same as BC. In fact, so far all is the same as BC. We haven’t been out anywhere yet.
Hi Steve
We started by trying to book on Air Canada because the fares were good and we knew the bike fee was low. But I’d get partway through the buying process and get an error message.
So we bought through Expedia. Every flight was a code share! But the small print said, for baggage fees, see Delta’s website, and Delta seemed to consider a bike case as part of your baggage with no extra fee, and we knew Westjet’s bike fee wouldn’t be more than $50. We were not charged anything for bikes, just $120 for the extra bag. Added to the total fare for two passengers of $2900 or so, that was okay.
We noticed fares varied quite a lot depending on the date. We were flexible on dates but happily our preferred departure date was the least expensive. We selected the least expensive return date that was far enough out to give us enough time yet early enough to finish a possible quarantine before Christmas.
As for duration, every option from Victoria (that wasn’t super expensive) included at least two stops. We wanted stops long enough to allow our bikes to make it (we think they might take longer than regular bags) and flights short enough I didn’t go crazy. Our total travel time, per Expedia, was 19 hours about.
Wow, looks like you made it in spite of all the obstacles. Flying with bikes in times of Corona isn't so easy! Room on the ground floor opening onto the courtyard sounds perfect. I am looking forward to your route through Spain!
3 years ago
Hope you get the Di2 working again soon. I feel your pain as I was in similar situation with a crimped wire a few years ago in Bordeaux. They did not have the correct wire in stock so the bike store mechanic ended up replacing my wire with one off his bike! Looking forward to following your trip.
3 years ago