Well, being so close to the Mediterranean, we had to do a ride ' to the sea' !

Mmmmm .. maybe we should have picked a day that wasn't a national holiday! .. but no issue as the drivers are really nice here and give us lots of space!

Tosso del Mar was busy when we arrived on the coast .. for an expresso .. but then we headed north east up the coast on a lovely quiet road with fabulous views of the coast.

.. but then we turned inland for the climb to Sant Grau de L'Ardenya .. 440m with long switch backs averaging 7% grade .. except for the odd 14% and 9%! ... But the views as we ascended we're great!

So what is the plan and who are we with?

10 days in Girona pretending we are elite cyclists burning up the tarmac.

.. with Doug, Christian, Carman and Grahame. Karen meets us up for a beer apres ride!

Then 4 of us (Doug, Christian, Marion and Harold) fly to Sicily for a tour around Mount Etna and south east coast .. then we say goodbye to the boys and finish our 5 week tour of Sicily on Oct 27th!

That's it .. time for dinner as our cycling clothes spin away in the washer!

Cheers

Harold and Marion