A week has passed since we started, and it feels incredibly quick, actually. We are going quite slowly because it's been really hot and quite hilly, but we believe we are holding up pretty well and on track to get to Almeria to catch the ferry to Algeria.
The other challenge of the route, apart from the elevation gain and the heat, has been the geography of the villages and small cities. Anytime we need to get access to a coffee to have a break or go to a supermarket, it’s on top of an extra hill to climb.
Today we started in the town called Welcome in English: Bienvenida. We followed a calm asphalt road where two main events happened. Suddenly, we noticed dozens of vultures and began to wonder why there were so many. They were flying around because there was a carcass of a dead deer, which we somehow didn’t see while we were riding. The other thing was that, unfortunately, the entire area from Bienvenida to Llerena was completely burned by a recent fire. The town was very beautiful, though.
After Llerena, on our way to the mountains, we followed the main road and did a lot of what felt like pointless climbs, up up up, followed by a lot down. There was almost no traffic, figs for snacking, and finally some trees for shade. So it wasn’t too bad.
The bad part it’s been the dead animals on the side of the road. The heat makes the smell hard to deal with, and the number of beautiful dead foxes and other animals is just heartbreaking.
We made it to our goal of the day - San Nicolás del Puerto. There’s a beautiful river beach where we could take a dip, but the sun was already getting down, so it was a bit too chilly for Renata. So half in, half out, Mateusz was all in! After that, we rolled to the picnic area, where other people stay overnight in their campers, and we were in the tent, cooled by a strong night breeze.
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Day 7 - 06.09.2025 | Bienvenida - San Nicolás del Puerto - 69.6km, 696m
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