What a great shot!

Great shot!!

"A hornless human!!", they declare.

Wow! Every feather! I think he/she is asking how you got there.

I'm thinking Al would like Portugal. Large portions are important to him.

There are most certainly still sheep down here! We live in Auckland. Be sure to come later summer for the best weather window. November/December still unpredictable, with plenty of rain and wind.

Thought I would share the route where we came unstuck, just to give you a heads up. It was the path that veered off the SE-226 (the last section), and we had to backtrack to the SE-225, taking another dirt track (17km) that cut across to the A-380 to avoid going all the way to Marchena. Hopefully you can open this link: 2019-10-22_100473934_Bike Ride (1).gpx

We had a treat night in a really beautiful hotel in Cordoba called Hotel Madinat if you're up for a bit of a splurge. Also in Sevilla a fabulous Airbnb if you're stopping there ....https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/16012754?source_impression_id=p3_1572402805_9r%2BLf5uZ8HSSqiCE

It really is the best time to get out in places like this. I wish I weren’t such a slug and could get myself Up and out the door early more often.

Bronchitis! I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s what I’m always afraid of when I get a cold myself. They just hang on forever, it seems.

That sounds like a hellacious ride to Carmona, but I’ll bet that decades from now it’s the day you remember best from this tour. Thanks for the route warning - we’ll be biking the other direction between those two cities in a few weeks so we’ll be careful.

So where do you live in NZ? We’re tentatively planning to come down there next winter to see what’s changed in the last 30 years. Are there still sheep down there?

Nothing like experience - we’ve had our own fiasco with a cancelled card. We always carry multiple backups now.

It all worked out fine, and we can’t complain too much about the rain - it’s the first honest soaking we’ve had in six weeks. We were due.

Pretty fair position. I blame everything I dislike on him at this point.

Thanks for the reassurance, and the option of a good night' sleep.

Mine too. I was sorry to turn back. I’d like to return some year and ride it to its end.

We’ll save you the suspense, so you don’t lose any sleep over it. Like you, we each carry our own card to two different accounts; so we haven’t lost access to anything. The card was cancelled and a replacement was sent to my sister (whose address we share), for her to hold until we return home.

This is my kind of road!