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All the stuff i am taking on a two month trip, including bags, the clothes i am wearing, excluding my phone and an actual book which i plan to send home though. Hope i didn't miss something, but i think i should be good. Leaving my chair at home this time.
Checked in my bubble wrapped my bike and waiting for my plane to southern spain.
Beautiful!! Where is the road taking you this time?
I have a few questions about the gear, if I may: Why did you opt for a cotton sleeping bag liner instead of silk? (My 30e decathlon silk liner is great and very light) Why are you taking and actual book if you also have a kindle? Do you wear a helmet when touring?
Well i am not 100% sure where i am going in the long run. The plan was southern spain, visit a friend, then to the montanas vacias, to the pyrenees. But it might be a bit too early for pyrenees. That's the only route i have prepared though, then a bit massif central and alps towards home.
I am thinking that i might also take a ferry from barcelona to sardinia or something, if i get fed up with spain for some reason. From there through italy, ferry to greece then head back north. I'll see, i hope pyrenees will be fine.
Anyway, i have a good bit of cycling for now, bit of a mix of badlands, altravesur (bikepacking.com) and other routes to my friends.
The liner is made of 'egyptian cotton' (never heard of that before), which is very light too, lighter than regular cotton. Very happy to have gone with this one.
I take the book just because i have started it already, it was a present.
I have no helmet, but i might need to buy one in spain if the police catches me, they are mandatory outside of cities. Thought i'd give it a try without :)
Damn that’s a dream route right there, including badlands and montañas vacias. I heard it can be chilly at night, but at least in the montañas vacias there are some shelters where you can build a fire!
If the Pyrenees are too cold going through the Basque country might be incredible, too.
Aah, egyptian cotton makes sense. I had a regular cotton one before, always felt like packing a brick.
Have fun, and keep us updated if you can and feel like it — I will be looking forward to it!
It's just a section of badlands, out of granada to the gorafe desert, don't want to do loops. I may do the montañas vacias loop, but only if i like it so much but also get fed up with spain, so not very likely, haha. Because the plan is to go to the basque country after vacias, then pyrenees from there to the mediterranean. That is the route i have, but who knows.
I just read that f.e. tourmalet opens mostly in june, i'll have to see what's up when i get there, it'll take a while :)
Yeah i will post something along the way, good to see you again!