Author Archives: rodandlee

Salamanca was wet and cold when we left, we thought the best thing to do was to make progress as quickly as possible to Madrid. We arrived at lunchtime and thought an evening of bull fighting might be in order. … Continue reading →

The morning welcomed us with torrential rain and snow on the hills, off roading seemed like a bad idea, we discussed our options and decided upon Madrid. The ride out of the valley we had found ourselves was a little … Continue reading →

In Spain, freezing, hailstones and rain, never mind, stories to follow

We arrived at Viseu after our heroic day of off roading and picked the wrong hotel. The lady at reception was like a Star Wars Madame. They didn’t serve food or drink so we went to a highly recommended local … Continue reading →

Yesterday started with a bit of a bonus for Lee. The hotel served bacon and egg sandwiches for breakfast. Just the stuff our Welsh explorer needed, especially given the day ahead. What he didn’t need was for the yolk of … Continue reading →

With yesterday in mind where Rod rode like Scooby Doo the plan was to make steady but cautious progress towards Portugal, hopefully picking up some tyres on the way. We rode over mountains through clouds aaround lakes until we arrived … Continue reading →

As we had arranged to stay at Ojedo for a couple of days, we were able to leave all our luggage at the hotel and take off for a day’s riding lighter and more nimble. We had planned a 200 … Continue reading →

We left Bilbao after having breakfast with a Spanish ladies handball team who all seemed impressed with me cutting a dash in my compression top, and headed towards Potes, a lovely ancient village in the heart of the Picos mountains. … Continue reading →

It’s stressful enough looking after Rod but when you think everything is going to plan, you’re on the ferry to St Malo , O2 send you this……..