From here we were able to cycle to two of the sections of the Via Verde 'Vasco Navarro'. So our first expedition on Saturday was on the section heading northwards out of the city and the track certainly lived up to our expectations!
The surface was good - either Tarmac or compacted gravel and the trail took us out into the countryside to a beautiful lake where we took a diversion to sit on a bench and have lunch sitting on a bench looking out across the water.
By the time we got back to the van we had cycled 32 miles but apart from a few potholes the way was smooth and the inclines were gentle (which was lucky after all those mountain climbs on
Thursday
Thursday
Sunday was not such a good day, the weather was cloudy with showers threatening and the start of the Via Verde trail was on the other side of the city, we had cycled 5 miles just to get there only to find the start of the westward trail was under construction after a couple of false starts we found our onto the trail having already cycled 9 miles. Once on track we headed out into the countryside with snow capped mountains in the distance and the occasional little village along the route. After a couple of miles we took a detour up to the religious sanctuary of Estalabliz where we stopped and had our picnic lunch under the trees - assisted by an inquisitive peacock.
The less said about the rest of our day the better - we took a wrong turning, got lost and after faffing about trying to get back to the track decided just to cycle back to the city on the road, heading into the wind with squally showers to add insult to injury. Hmph! Maybe we would have had a better day if the trail and its detours had been better signposted!
Ah well! Life is not always perfect and we eventually got back to the van, the sun came out and we made more plans for hopefully better days on the Vias Verdes!!
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