Gaucin, Spain

A stop on our ride from Ronda to Gibraltar.

December 1st 2007
The weather was good and we probably could have ridden up to the historic town of Ronda from Granada, but there wasn't much to interest us between the two destinations, so we took another of Spain's efficient and comfortable trains to get to our next cycling point. Ronda turns out to have historical interest due to its strategic location on top of impregnably shear cliffs at the edge of a roari ... read more

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Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted ... ... read more

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Travel Adventures with Steve and Kate

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Rented the house, left town, on the road until further notice! We eased into the traveling lifestyle in 2006 by spending 3 months traversing the US in a VW Syncro Vanagon, followed by trips to New Zealand and Iceland, and sailing in Maine and the Bahamas. Then in 2007 we boxed up the bikes and spent 9 months traveling through Spain, Morocco and Turkey by bicycle. In 2009 we were bicycling again, this time spending 5 months cycling through Rajasthan and South India. For our current trip we've ditched the bikes for a short winter escape to Southern Thailand. Click the links in the gr... full info

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