Bilbao to....?
That took some finding! Oops!
15 Sept 2026 - 09:47
Still light
Coffee before the next hill!
First nut bar! Half way up today's hill!
13%...beat the bike...had to push! That
That was steep
...had to push on 13%. Not so good!
Camping Portuondo Mundaka
Exhausted!
Very wet.... time for a coffee and great
Hills about to start! Well..... that's relative.... it's all hilly, just the degree changes! 🥵
Change of route!
Chatting to a local. Told him my next 30 km.....he looked bemused! I didn't know the language but had a "why?!!!" look! He suggested turn left, head to coast. Very helpful guy..,...sounded genuine...🤔😂
I don't have enough data to reprogramme my bike gps so a few paper notes......what could go wrong!
16 Sept 2026 - 15:40
Ondarroa
Camp galdona
Original camp dute closed! Young chap with that needed bump starting gave me a lift to another up a very steep hill. Very kind. "My father is your age...".
17 Sept 2026 - 10:59
You'll have guessed it by now!
Not sure where....having a rest!
Camping Games
Costly....near the city i guess.
San sebstian
Hair
Joining him fir a rest.
Spain - France
Blackberry not ripe yet
St. Jean de Luz
St Jean de Luz municipal campsite
Camp site full! Let me in.....phew!!
Biarritz
19 Sept 2026 - 11:12
First komoot leg finished!
Second leg.....but I won't reach the top
On present form the pass will be too steep/sustained (me unfit/too heavy, plus crank bearing playing up), so i think I'll need to retrace my route back down.
Bayenne
19 Sept 2026 - 14:41
Net hauling wheel
Interesting device - see explanation.
Urt camp site
Nice camp sute. Fruendly.
Church locked.....so food time!
La veloroute Pyrenees
Bidache
Rustic farmyard on river and castle
20 Sept 2026 - 13:23
Camping des Salines.
Stayed here in 2024 as well
Saline
Evening meal and town
Valle du kiwi
Sorde the abbey
Pau river
Orthevielle
Eglise st madelaine
22 Sept 2026 - 11:25
Flod heights
Back here! Urt
Worried look ....😂
Sunrise
Bayonne...again
Why getting the train....
We had one!
Town square
St jean du luz
Eglise eliza
Hendaye - train to Bilboa hopefully
Came over there somewhere!
Amara change trains
Narrow gauge bike carrying train Hendaye to Bilbao.
Met great couple and 9 year old travelling for a few months already, up to a year. I thought i was heavily loaded! They manage up to 11% hills....... I'm walking pushing at 7 - 8%!!