2025 France & Spain Adventure - Girona, Caldes de Malavella, & Lloret de Mar

 Total distance:  779.4 km

Total elevation gain:  3,157 ms

We have now traveled back to Mediterranean to Costa Brava, to spend a few days on the beach in Lloret de Mar. 

At our hotel in Girona. 

Moorish bath in Girona. 

Walking the defensive walls. 

Girona cathedral. 

Galettes for dinner.

At our unexpected hotel in Caldes de Malavella. 

On top of  first climb of the day. 

Coming out of the tunnel at the end of the last climb. 

A room with a view in Lloret del Mar. 

In a little warmer Mediterranean. 

With our uncle Mak & Mireya in Lloret.

Catalona concert in Lloret. 

2025 France & Spain Adventure - Argeles-sur-Mer, Maureillas-las-Illas, & Figueres

 Total distance: 693.2 km, total E.G. 2,447ms.

We left the coast and headed west inland and uphill for the entire day from Argeles to Maureilles. We stayed at an Auberge for one night and then headed south inland to climb more of the Pyrenees on the way to Figueres including a couple of long ascents. 

Arriving at the Pyrenees. 

Back in the freezing Mediterranean. 

A day on the beach. 

Up the first long climb of the day. 

Spanish border. 

Tapas bar. 

Dali Museum. 

Saturday Market. 

La Rambla. 

At the Dali Museum. 

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2025 France & Spain Adventure - le Barcares & Perpignan

 Total distance:  606.5 Km

Total Elevation:   1,957 Ms 

The ride from Narbonne to le Barcarès was an obstacle course of tree roots, gravel and boulders for over 30 kms jarring everything including all our joints.  

Riding through salt flats. 

Beach at le Barcares. 

Food vendor at the le Barcares Friday street market. 

First swim in the frozen Mediterranean. 

Beach scene. 

Arriving in Perpignan. 

Perpignan train station and the Dali memorial. 

Pre-game crowd. 

At the Hull UK vs Perpignan rugby game. 

View from the tower towards the Pyrenees.