This was probably our final outing on the bikes and at the end of the ride we expect to have covered some 300km in total during May.

You can see the challenges of getting the bikes atop Sorento.

 

 

 

Almost spilled one today when it got tied up with the steady bar!

 

 

 

 

We think the northern trail alongside the Ter is prettier than the southern one. It’s certainly a lot smoother and at the end, a short detour to l’Estartit is very pleasant. At the end of this ride was El Mas Pinell which encompasses an enormous campsite, “el delfin verde” (which we figure translates to “the green dolphin”; make what you want out of that!) and lots of urbanisation – probably holiday homes. Even the supermarket was closed presumably waiting for the busy season to commence.

Here’s a picture from alongside the Ter, highlighting a concrete aquaduct for irrigation.

We have been intrigued by this all through our trip to Spain. Concrete aquafers everywhere presumably channelling the water down from the mountains.

 

 

 

 

Finally, I promised an update on the tyres.

Remember at the start of the trip we ditched the crummy Specialized Borough tyres, which were puncturing around every 10 miles, with even small pieces of shale / gravel capable of piercing the flimsy rubber.

Well the Continental Travel contacts have been brilliant. Not a single puncture between us during the entire period. Thumbs down to Specialized on that one.