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This year we decided to tour rather than stay in one place. One of
problems with Spain is how far away it is. You can either ride all
the way down France or take the ferry to Santander or Bilbao. The
ferry takes 24 hours and although it's easier than riding all the
way, it takes two days out of your holiday for the round trip. We
didn't fancy such a long ride, so we opted for the ferry from
Plymouth to Santander. It rained all the way to Plymouth. We
spent each of the 5 nights in Spain in a different place and did a
large circle round most of the country staying in
Salamanca,
Cordoba,
Alicante and
Soria
and on the last night, back to
Santander
ready for the morning ferry.
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A lot of the main cross country roads in Spain are relatively
straight, but when you hit a mountain section they are
outstanding. The long switchbacks up and down mountains are often
wider than the ones in the South of France, allowing you to go
faster. I didn't have any particular favorites on this trip, the
mountain sections were all excellent and the straighter bits
weren't too bad if you kept above a ton.
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