Blogs from El Rocío, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

I cycled from the port at Santurtzi into Bilbao with two cyclists, John and Ross, that I met on the MV Salamanca It's a lovely cycle upstream along the River Nervión to the city and there is a good cycle path most of the way. We stopped for coffee near the Bizkaiko Zubia / Puente de Vizcaya. We occupied the seats at a free table on the path outside, only to be advised by a slightly put out waiter that that table actually belonged to the cafe nect door. Ooops. After coffee, myself and John crossed the river on the Bizkaiko Zubia and continued on into Bilbao. It is effectively a flying bridge. The platform suspended from tall infrastructure travels from bank to bank on what I hope are very strong metal cables. It is considered ... read more

howdy y'all !! Guess we will just mosey along with the latest part of trail tales. So settle back with Hoss and little Joe and see what unfolds. Hold on, hold on !!! Why has your rather cultured correspondent come over all cowboyish ??? Could it have been related to being allowed to stay up late to watch The Virginian or trying to be tough and not cry at the end of The Alamo or wanting to be as cool as Pete Duel in Alias Smith and Jones? Indeed dear readers, it could be any one of these or countless other westerns, but in fact , it is because we arrived in El Rocio. Now, the first rule of El Rocio, is that you never know what to expect on your first visit there. We settled ... read more