Wednesday, October 2, 2024

L2L Day 20 - Saint Pied de Port (rest day)

 Not much to mention here today.  We found a store, stocked up on food for tomorrow.  We also did laundry in one of those outdoor laundromats.  

I guess the big note for the day was that as I was cleaning our chains and cassettes, I found that I had a broken spoke.  Yesterday, I'd thought that I heard the 'twang' of something hitting it, but I failed to check it out.  Anyhow, I found a bike shop that happened to be open late.  We walked in and the bike mechanic was able to hook me up with a new spoke.  He spent a good deal of time trueing my wheel and seemed to be quite confident of what he was doing, so it made us feel good about the fix.   - I feel very lucky....  so now I've got 63 black spokes and one silver.  

Tomorrow, we've modified the plan.  We will ride 70 miles and 6300 ft elevation.  I'm pretty sure it will be our most difficult ride of the tour.  We are rested and ready for it!

Have a great day, all!









L2L Days 40 - 42: Foz do Arelho to Lisbon

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