Cycling in Spain

For a country that produces great cyclists, they don't have much tolerance for cycling within the city limits. Oh, there's a bike path alright, but it zigzags all over the place from one side of the road to the other and people tend to walk right down the middle of it. The worst is when 3 or 4 people walk side by side and make no effort to move. Weston says that's when he uses his bell. The bike path isn't just adjacent to the road. It's separated by a grassy medium or trees or something. So you are either on the bike path or on the promenade or on the street. You can't easily go from one to the other. But any choice you make is met with resistence . When they decided on the tile stones to use on the sidewalks, they didn't consider what would happen in the rain I took my first spill the other day. In the rain, of course. I almost didn't wear my helmet that day and then I heard Tracy Monney in the back of my head. So I put on my helmet and I'm sure glad I did. After I hit the ground, I slammed into a fence. The only part of my body that didn't hurt was my head. Yea! So there kids, always wear your helmets! But I'm through with bike paths and promenades in the rain. I'm sticking to good old asphalt.

Once you get out of the city, it's awesome. Lots of little roads leading to lots of little villages with few cars. Every day is an adventure here and we are having a great time.