Day 43 Barcelona – Berga 120 km (1500 meter in altitude)

Ralph
Apr 14, 2022
3 min read

Lost. I have lost the way, detour. On the route I wanted to take to Andorra is a 6 km long car tunnel (Tunel del Cadi). And now? I will think of something, I have no obligations. Has happened to me before, in the rain, in French Jura Mountains, instead of Ounans I drove half the day to Ornans in the other direction. Was beautiful! For tomorrow there are several options, let`s see. So from the beginning, this morning ride in Barcelona. What a great city, nice wide roads, well developed bike paths. Nevertheless, for 10 km needed more than an hour. Why? Every 200 m a red light, no matter what speed I have struck, no green wave. Why? A short dispute with a cab driver I had also, have been on the cab line on the road and the common bike path was on the other side (how should I know, you can see that I probably come from outside). The moped rider behind me has also intervened and the honking cab driver said and shown his opinion. Thank you, I snuck away during that. On the subject of drivers, they know here where the brake is and what minimum distance means. I had one (of course black SUV) which had overtaken me very narrowly, otherwise so far very pleasant (especially with the comparison to Italy in which each Pippo still held a cell phone in his hand) The roads are also a bit wider, my feeling. Once led me the bike path through a highway rest area, in the wrong direction, that was funny. Let's see if it continues like this. Dangerous it is sometimes anyway. So after 40 km I was then also out of the heaviest traffic and had beautiful paths, partly. The only problem, it went the whole day uphill, so not so alpine passes, but just a basic increase, plus there was clearly a lot of headwind, not gusty, but wind from the front. The whole thing become a certain dimension, that I then got cramps in the soles of my feet. Is also due to the shoes fixed to the pedals. I had no choice but to change the position now and then and sometimes take off the shoes and put the soles of my feet on the ground. Added to this was also the heat in the sun, had to refill my water at a fountain along the way. Spain oops mistakes Catalonia is Beautiful. I like it here, is rather unhectic. The cyclists greet you without exception, the E-bikers do not, but that's also uh no cyclists, just on what looks like a bike, but otherwise is fundamentally different. The people are also super friendly, I hardly dare to ask anyone after Italy if he knows English. Let's see how it continues. Tomorrow is Good Friday, which means I had to buy food today, because probably everything is closed, and then drive it through the area tomorrow. One good thing will, however, less traffic in general. So maybe through the tunnel? Oh never mind, I`am in the Pyrenees since I already think of something. We'll see, in this sense good night and Putin, the best warship sunk, just like that? All IT experts leave their country? Africa and South America should take your "energy"? For what? Rubles? Your plan just doesn't work, and the headwinds are getting even fiercer. Best regards.