La Garba is a gravel event in Tarragona, about 3 hours north of Dénia on the Mediterranean coast. There are several options; from 100km to 500km. Naturally, I chose the ultra distance event of 500 km, named ‘Lo Voltor’ (vulture in catalan). I made a list of all the bikepacking events for the year and […]
Read more "Lo Voltor: Misadventures and Serendipitous Osos in las Terres de l’Ebre (La Garba Gravel)"This is the story of the Wedding. Out of all my bike and Camino adventures, this one has been the most special, challenging and memorable of them all. Part 1. Why have a wedding? Steph and I both liked to turn our noses up at tradition, believing that we’re independent thinkers, revolutionaries, “different” from everyone […]
Read more "This Must Be the Wedding (Nou Roma)"The Pre-Corona World The murmurings of Coronavirus began sometime in December or January, but it was merely a fleeting thought in my mind as I did my daily internet browsing of The Guardian and other news sites. It was on the front page and seemed serious, but it was a problem in China. It wasn’t something I […]
Read more "House Arrest and the Return to Freedom"It was a poetic end to a wonderful 2 years in Bilbao – I pedaled my way out of town, traversing the country by bicycle to arrive at my new home in Valencia.
Read more "La Ruta de Valencia"The beginning I’m not exactly sure when I first heard about “El Camino”. I think I had a vague notion of it before coming to Spain, but when I moved to Logroño and worked in Nájera (which are towns directly on the Camino) I started seeing pilgrims all the time. At first, I was confused […]
Read more "El Camino De La Vida"How did I get here? On June 14th, 2011, I made the following note to myself in my journal: I bought a new touring bike last weekend and I really want to start taking trips. Well, just about 8 years later, I’ve finally done my first legitimate bike tour and it was everything I could […]
Read more "The 8-Year Bike Tour"DAY 4 Día 4, Capítulo 1: Mutriku a Markina 5:00h-13:00h 20km The alarm goes off at 5AM. The life of the pilgrim starts early. I’m a light sleeper, so once I’m up, I’m up. After getting ready and downing my diesel insta-coffee, I’m the second pilgrim to leave the Albergue. The girls were sound asleep […]
Read more "Los Diarios del Camino del Norte: Capítulo 2"DAY 1 Day 1: Irun – Pasaia 16:00h-21:00h 16.7km Plan is set. 7 days, more or less. Irun to Bilbao. I’ll be sure to set my foot in France so that I can say I walked from France to my apartment. That has a nice ring to it, right? Packing light. Instead of a sleeping […]
Read more "Los Diarios del Camino del Norte: Capítulo 1"After a 15 month absence, I’ve finally decided that it’s time to do some blog posts again. I’ve written a handful of half-finished, unpublished posts about life in Spain; it has proven to be a challenging topic to write about. There are simply too many things to talk about in a single blog post. Instead of […]
Read more "Miedo y Asco en Soria"First off, I am 31 years old, I am single and I live in a mini-van by my parents driveway. I have found myself….. Unemployed. Living in a mini-van. Hopefully in another part of the world. Behind the wheel of a medium sized van (mini-van or VanBun). I ask myself everyday…how did I get here? Ok, enough […]
Read more "Looking Back"