Barcelona to Ribana: into the interior of Catalunya


Statistics for today
Distance 104.00 kms 64.62 miles
Statistics for trip to date
Distance 3,458.86 kms 2,149.32 miles
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Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Had a fun visit in Barcelona, time to go explore the interior of Catalunya. I've seen parts of it when I had my motorycle in Europe, now I'm looking forward to trying some of those big climbs on the bicycle.

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Sharing tight quarters with the bike in Barcelona.
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Barcelona friends.
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Group photo.

It doesn't take long for the climbing to start. Tibidabo, the mountain overlooking Barcelona from the west, has some serious grades. I get off the Carretera de les Aigües onto some footpaths, when I finally get to the top I'm huffing and puffing and dripping with sweat. The view of Barcelona and the Mediterranean below is worth the effort.

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Looking down on Barcelona from Tibidabo
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A drop down to Sant Cugat, then following a river, nices views of Montserrat.

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Montserrat profile.
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Montserrat

Late in the day I find a spot to camp next to a stream. I'm keeping a running total of the money I've saved by camping instead of hotels, it serves to motivate me on those days I just want to take the easy way out. So far I'm up to 180 Euros.

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