Journal Comments - Grampies Go Valencia to Paris: Spring 2024 - CycleBlaze

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From Grampies Go Valencia to Paris: Spring 2024 by Steve Miller/Grampies

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Janice Branham commented on Day 22: Cordoba

What a treat to follow you through Cordoba's narrow pretty streets and see it all again. Thanks for the tour.

1 year ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Strangely, your suggestion about later routing to Serpa, Mouro, etc appeared as an email notification but does not show up on the linked page. Anyway, yes, we definitely plan on rolling in your tire treads wherever we can. Steve already has it on his to do list to download your routes to any places we are also going to. Thanks for putting in the ride with GPS maps/tracks and also many thanks for giving us these specific heads ups.

1 year ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Bingo!

1 year ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Karen Poret on a photo in Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

That is the main reason for us to wear yellow clothing, visibility. On the road and by each other in a crowd.

1 year ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

They are waiting for you, Steve and Dodie! Aboard you go!

1 year ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

You can’t NOT see Dodie..She is the only person nor wearing black and white!

1 year ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Iceplant and Shasta daisies..What do you say, Bill S?

1 year ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Damn. Meant to type Mertola in last reply.

1 year ago
Bill Shaneyfelt replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on a photo in Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Agreed. I will just eat a spineless variety every now and then from Kroger.

Spiny ones will just be for starvation emergency rations. I have had too many glochids in various places due to eating them. Tasted good, but not THAT good!

1 year ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Oh good, we overnight in Alcoutim tonight and Mertols tomorrow, which should give us time to explore each one, a little bit anyway.

1 year ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Bill Shaneyfelt on a photo in Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Too risky. Last time Steve tried to get one Dodie spent 2 days removing small prickly bits from his fingers. She says no trying unless we have proper gloves, protective equipment, etc. Which we do not.

1 year ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Those days are long gone! If we ever do this again we’d overnight in Alcoutim, a very pretty spot.

1 year ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Looks ripe! Avoid spines and glochids though. Yummy if you avoid the hazards! Very seedy though.

Commercial varieties are less spiny

1 year ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Scott Anderson on Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

Thanks! We downloaded and will follow your track. Google is peddling some kind of dotted green lines - we don't trust 'em.

p.s. Amazing you went to Mertola in one day!

1 year ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on Day 28: Huelva to Vila Real

We’ve ridden this route ten years ago, and thought it was beautiful the whole way: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/iberia2013/mertola/

Just stay on the main paved road (M507) to Alcoutim, and on N122/IC 27 after M507 joins it a few miles later. Ignore whatever Google suggests and stick to the pavement, is my recommendation.

1 year ago