Wow!
Those few shots describe the journey well, Nathan. My bum gets sore at 20
miles, so I’d need special treatment at 70km :-)
Chris
> On 22 Dec 2019, at 18:08, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> As I do every Sunday, I took a bike ride this morning. I decided for a
> somewhat strenous ride to the town of Tibi, to buy homemade goat cheese in
> Lili’s shop.
> Tibi lies in a valley in the mountains above Alicante, at an altitude of
> about 500 meters; to get there from my house, I have to climb up to 620
> meters or so, then descend to Tibi, then climb out of the valley to a pass at
> 725 meters, and then finally go home via Jijona. The length of the ride is 70
> km but it is the climbing that makes it hard. But there are some nice views
> along the way. Five images.
>
> Looking back towards Alicante from the first break, 26 km from home, at about
> 400 meters elevation:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-tGHW79V/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-tGHW79V/A>
>
> After some more huffing and puffing, I can see Tibi through the naked almond
> trees:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-FwbQKdf/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-FwbQKdf/A>
>
> After 40 km, I can park my bike outside Lili’s shop:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-FkbmjbK/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-FkbmjbK/A>
>
> Lili, surrounded by her goat cheeses and some other products of similar
> artesanal producers in the area:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-h3m9KCv/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-h3m9KCv/A>
>
> After buying my cheese (in case you wonder, I carried it in the handlebar
> bag), there is the small matter of climbing out of the Ibi valley, a 3 km
> climb up to this pass:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-w7Cfps4/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-w7Cfps4/A>
>
> After this selfie, no more stopping—it is 27 km to get home, mostly downhill
> of course.
>
> I had miscalculated my food intake and started getting a bit lightheaded
> towards the end of the ride, but by then I was almost home. All was well.
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