After a very nice breakfast buffet in the hotel lobby we
were on our way to Granada. The trip
down was quite uneventful and I was able to catch a few little cat naps. It might seem like a long way to drive down
from Obidos Portugal to Granada for what is basicly a one day bike ride up to
Pico de Veleta. However Liam has had this on his to do list for over 25
years. Getting to do stuff which is on your
bucket list is a pretty important thing.
Maybe something we should all be working on doing. A little more doing of things which are
important to us. Actually I feel kind
of honored that Liam has chosen me to do this with.
Upon arriving in Granada we check into our hotel which is
the quaintest place I think I have every stayed. There are only five rooms in the hotel even
though it is a quite large building. The
place is filled with fine furniture and interesting little knick-knacks. Each room has a huge jetted bathtub, a king
size bed and a little balcony with a set of café chairs and a table overlooking
Granada. There is a beautiful pool in
the back yard surrounded by a very nice garden.
On the roof is a sun deck with loungers and an amazing view of
Granada. Breakfast is served in the main
dining room and it looks great.
I was relaxing on the sundeck upstairs when this other
couple came up to enjoy the view. As
they spoke I knew that was a Canadian accent and sure enough they were from
Montreal. So we chatted and they were
here for two weeks. Their children had
given them tickets to see the Rolling Stones in Barcelona for his 70’s
birthday. They were busy humming Stones’
tunes and just having a great time. It
was pretty fun to meet them.
Tomorrow is the big day and after a quick breakfast Liam and
I hit the slopes. We had thought we
would need mountain bikes to go the last 14 kms but upon talking to the folks
in a local bike shop we have been assured that the road bikes will take us to
within a few hundred meters of the summit.
Stay tuned for the big adventure to the highest paved road
in Europe.
Terry
I wish you a good ride terry though it is right now 12:30 Grenada time and you are in the midst of your ride. I had no idea it was such a tremendous hill. I am looking forward to you blog tonight.
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