a quick one while he´s away
(kudos for anyone who can name that reference without a google search)
22.12.2011
Cities have not been kind to us. Minor car accident, infected cuts, broken bicycles....the list goes on. However, the country-side offers free beachside camping and small cafes to get a cerveza and a coffee. which would you choose?
Justin: The bike rack looks like an upside down triangle. The brackets mounting the point of this triangle to my bike both broke after a week. An intalian motorcycle/chainsaw mechanic named Mario fixed me up with a marvelous plastic bracket that held better than the metal ones. 5 weeks later, the metal brackets attaching the upper lefthand corner of this triangle to my bike also broke. The bike shop in barcelona took everything apart and remounted the rack lower (thus changing the center of gravity). He said it would be better. Less than a week later it broke anyway.
LONG LIVE ZIP-TIES!!!!!!
Aubrey: My bike rack and rear wheel look like they got hit by a car. Oh wait...... Ive got an inch or two of clearance between the bent steel rack and my rear wheel spokes. My back wheel is loose as the countless hookers we see by the sides of the road as we ride by. (Sorry, bad image)
But the show must go on and we are really living up this adventure.
Other Stuff:
Stumbled upon a town, Moraira - where Lance Armstrong used to own a house and train for the tour.
Now tons of pro teams from around the world live and/or train there. One of the most beautiful and mountainous rides we´ve seen so far.
We found a little apartment to spend Christmas in, where we´ll have a kitchen!
The bread, tuna and pesto sandwich routine will have a rest.
Here´s to peace, hearing the ocean every night and to calves that could cut glass,
A & J
P.S. Splitting a box of icecream sandwiches sitting on a sidewalk after a day of riding.....
In the moment = AWESOME.
5 minutes after = BAD CHOICE
