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This is a fantastic daily blog with great emotion and great photos. I don’t know how Madis has the time and energy at the end of the day.
It’s not being posted to the forum but I’ve been following the Facebook posts. For anyone starting the VDLP it’s a good read.
I start on my bike on...
I live in Spain and used my own bike. I posted it from my local Post Office to the main Post Office in Seville and started from there. There are several very helpful posts on the forum covering transporting a bike around Spain. On my return from Gijon I was able to take the bike on the long...
Good luck with your plans. I completed the VDLP in October, it was a challenge, I´m 66 also, but hugely enjoyable. I rode from Sevilla to Gijon as I have walked the Francis to Santiago some years before. I used a hybrid bike with touring tyres, back panniers and handlebar bag for essentials and...
Hi Mon, I’m also biking for the first time starting in Seville at the end of this month. There are a few recent posts on this topic. You have probably found them already but here’s a couple of good links that I'm using:
https://www.cyclingspain.com/via-de-la-plata-cycling/...
There are branches of Decathlon in most big cities. They are a great sports, camping, hiking store. I got all my equipment there for my walk last year. They are often a litle out of town. Here's the Spansih website https://www.decathlon.es/
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