Oh, what a shame that we missed each other. We would have loved that! There’s a fair chance we’ll make it back that way in a few years, so keep in touch. Thanks for checking int.

Cheers,
Scott

Hi Team Anderson! I didn't know you had moved here from CGOAB. Otherwise it would have been great to meet you: I live in this town.

Happy pedalling!
Valter Fumero

Thanks again for following along and encouraging us, David. On to the Orient!

So disappointing. I was sure I’d found a new variety of eggplant.

Looks like seeds pods on some variety of yucca. I've seen these before on other varieties.

Scott and Rachel,
Somewhere I read: There is no hyperbole in the Alps.
Sounds like the perfect theme for your journey. Bonne continuation.
David and Maun

We passed through Banyoles on our first Pyrenees tour also, n our way from Begur to Besalu. I didn’t really care for it then either. The town that doesn’t want you to leave? I like that. The place sucks.

I think it's Banyoles. I had a similar experience on my ride from Girona to Olot in 2016. First, the busy roads from Girona to Banyoles, then my Garmin (using bikefietsmaps) routed me along rough farm tracks out of Banyoles until I finally got onto the paved minor highway--which I could have been on all along had I not gone into Banyoles. It's like a town that doesn't want to let you leave....

You make a good point. And if this was one of the worst days, this was obviously a pretty great tour.

Ugh. Sounds like a frustrating day. Glad you made it back before dark!

If I had to choose, I would have rather been with you two on this ride than a couple of our worst Undaunted Porridge days. (Easy for me to say from the comfort of a leisurely breakfast with a cup of hot coffee).

After our experience, my worst riding fear is motorist-induced terror.

I’m not so sure about that. I think I see a few arrogant smirks in there.

There is, isn’t there? It just draws you in. It’s at just the right perspective too - we hurried down to the beach to see what the glow looked like from there, but intermixing with the shadows is essential.

Thank you, thank you. I’ll save the gold stars to mount on the wall at home, if we ever have a home again.

Got it covered. I’ve been saving a few images for just this purpose, as well as a few wine shots (or is that shots of wine)? No beehives though.

I always say it's better to have a surplus of plane trees in your back pocket than a deficit. I'm actually surprised you used this image here. You could have put it in with Taiwan photos just for some plane tree nostalgia and to see if anyone noticed it wasn't from Taiwan.