Wednesday, 3 April 2013
A ride from Biniali
The weather forecast was good so we selected another ride. This time we drove to Biniali and parked in our usual spot by the roundabout . We took the minor road and then the mountain bike track towards Sencelles , the route then went via Ruberts , Llloret de Vista Alegro ,Montuiri , Porres ,Llucmajor ,Algaida , Biniali a round trip of 43 miles.Took a wrong turn when going towards Montuiri , this added a few miles and a short climb to the route. I planned the route to arrive in Montuiri at a suitable time to stop in the bar by the church with its views across the countryside from its terrace. We arrived at 1 , a suitable time for a small beer and plate of "pa amb oli " bread rubbed with olive out served with cheese tomatoes and serrano ham. The back roads to Porres were pleasant but the main road we had to take to Llucmajor although very quiet Lyn found a bit of a slog especially as it had a long hill to ascend . Stopped in Algaida for a coffee before completing the last 6 miles back to Biniali. The temperature peaked at around 21 degrees with the sun shining for most of the day.
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
A ride to Sa Pobla
After breakfast it was back to Bruce's to get my saddle changed. The shop was not as busy and Mark soon had me on my way again. This time with a far more comfortable seat . A fine day was forecast so we set off on ride taking the back roads to Campanet . When we reached the "cross " just before the climb to Campanet a small fate was taking place . We took advantage an were soon tucking into quiche ,orange cake and chocolate cake . The disadvantage of this was Lyn then announced she would not want a cake when we got to our favorite cafe in Muro! From the cross it was then up the hill to Campanet then onto Buger and then the back roads and minor tracks to Muro . Climbing the hill Lyn got her appetite back so was able to manage half a pie with peas with her coffee . After Muro it was the back roads and minor tracks around Sa Pobla then back though the Parc Natural S'Albufera and we retraced Monday ride back to Puerto Pollenca . As the day went on it got hotter and I had to unzip my sleeves in the afternoon.
A short ride
Awoke to rain but it had stopped by the time we had had breakfast and set off. As it was Easter Monday we checked the time the supermarket shut before heading to Procycle Mallorca to get our bikes. They were very busy and every bike they had was reserved . We were served by Bruce 's wife. A Danish tourist had just come off one of their top of the range bikes and had phoned in to report the accident and this was causing a distraction in the shop. Our reserved bikes were located, our pedals put on and Roberts handle bar top swapped for one with longer reach. Bruce did the final adjustments and gave us a couple of water bottles. We opted not to take the additional accidental damage insurance. At 15 euros for 2 weeks good value if you had hired a top of the range bike but not for our old hybrids . Next was Lidl in Pollenca for provisions. A full trolley including beer and wine came to 91 euros. We had a late lunch of home made pizza. There was not time for a long ride so we took the back roads to Parc Natural de D`Albufera. Watched the birds from a hide and then cycle round the park and then returning by the same route. A round trip of 28 miles . Tea was freshly breadcrumbed fish with seasonal vegetables . Whilst we were cooking it Margarita called by with Peter her new fiance . We settled our bill and had a brief chat.
The apartment has had a couple of additions since our last visit. We now have a new kettle , toaster,coffee maker and new saucepans and utensils.
However the bottles of Balsamic vinegar we let in 2011 and again in 2012 have now gone so we had had to buy another for 2013!
Flight to Palma
Our Jet2 flight to Palma departed about 1 hour behind schedule. The delay easy caused by the baggage handlers being slow to put through bags on the plane. Fortunately the pilot decided to wait and we were able to watch of cases being amongst the last to be loaded . We had been asked if we had wanted to check in our cabin bags but sensibly declined. An uneventful flight and we were soon important Palma "1 hour ahead of the wrong time the pilot gave us. He added the extra hour twice." There was not delay in getting the casessions and within 15 minutes of touching down we were getting the keys for our Renault Kangoo van. With typical German efficiency from Sixt and we were on our way. We arrived in Puerto Pollenca at around 9:15 and had time to walk the mile to the town centre . The chip shack was shut so we had a beer and pasta snack in a cafe instead .
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