After the first climb

Banish the Butterflies!

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April 30th 2017
Geo: 36.8405, -5.39055So after a sleepless night of worrying about the riding in the week ahead I met the group in Sevilla and we drove 1.5 hours SE to Zahara. We are a group of 16 very friendly like-minded cyclists, (5 from Australia and the others from various parts of the US).We arrived at a working olive mill, El Vincula Molina, where we had a tour of the mill and an olive oil tasting befo ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia

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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