Flamingos

Road to Cadiz

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December 8th 2023
A few days before my boat was due to sail from Santander, I set off to cover the 100km from Tarifa to Cadiz. It was a relatively easy route. No major steep climbs and the main road had a good hard shoulder. It did take me a while to find the road adjacent to the motorway, but once on it, I pretty much had it to myself. The next difficult section was trying to pick up the cycle path to Cadiz out ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more