Ooh, good question. Definitely the recumbents and the mountain bikes. I'm hoping the Bike Friday will fit in there somewhere too.

Thanks Angela!

Thanks Suzanne! I appreciate all your encouraging words.

Thanks for all your advice along the way. Getting excited about Tucson! I haven't acclimated to cold weather riding yet this season, looking forward to heading south.

Thanks Patrick! Looking forward to following your next adventure.

Thank you for your kind words Anne! I am a slow writer and prone to getting lost running down rabbit trails to find out stuff. Glad you found a home for your suitcases. You are going to love Andalucia. I look forward to the story.

Hey Bill, thanks for enlightening us on the flowers we saw.

We shall see you in Tucson! Which bikes are you bringing?

What an incredible adventure… and such role models for the younger ones! Yay to both of you.

Thanks for a great journal! I loved following along.

Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

Ah yes, I've been reading the Renfe site, and I rather thought the bike restrictions applied only to high speed and international trains (like in Germany and France). So, they say: "On Media Distancia (Mid-distance) trains, your unfolded bicycle travels in the specific area on board for transportation. Please note that the number of bicycles that can travel on each train is limited (up to three bicycles). When you purchase your train ticket, once you have selected the train, you will see a list of add-ons, from which you can select the ticket for your bicycle. On routes of more than 100 km, this ticket costs 3 euros and on routes of less than 100 km it is free, although you will have to book your space when purchasing the ticket. "

That makes it surprising that you had to fold and bag Sevilla to Cordoba?

We had to fold up the bikes and put them in zipper bags for all three train hops on Renfe - Bilbao to Barcelona, Sevilla to Cordoba and Cordoba to Madrid. Then for all but the Barcelona trip the bags had to go through security.
The baggage policy for bikes varies by the kind of train. Here's a link to it-
https://www.renfe.com/es/en/viajar/informacion-util/equipajes/bicicletas-y-patines.html

Terrific journal and journey, Janice! Thanks for including us in it. See you in Tucson soon!

We were concerned or confused by your mention of bagging the bikes (on the platform?) and also going through security. Was bagging the bikes a requirement of the the type of train you were on? We are thinking about taking our full size ebikes on the train from Malaga to Cordoba. Do you think there will be a problem?