On The Road

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 Day Two 14th april


climate change from yesterday, just packing the bike and i feel i am overdressed and need a shower before setting off , yesterdays layers may now seem like overkill and need stowing away ....

a hotel lobby sofa provides a moment of respite before the drive down to barcelona, what i miss of course with van travel is the permanent access to a comfortable place to snooze and of course make tea! there was an option to travel with van and e bike, definitely an option 

the idea for sardinia was that i avoid motorways and can just take short drives and be more local, the ferries doing the bulk of the travelling...in essence 20 hours of ferries from Barcelona to Naples....the drive would have been 1500km , ok for some bikers three days but not this old dog and god knows what cost in petrol, motorway etc.....

tricky to juggle the idea to "reserve" in advance, air bnb,  or let luck decide where i end up in sardinia... juggle the need to know versus the desire for the surprisie, pre internet post internet travel ..... 

but for sure i need to allow for comfort and rest.....and time to do my navigation training 

barcelona calls, a two hour drive, boat not till after midnight

i think i need to fire my travel agent (self)...my boat ticket is 14th at 00.30 which was this morning (dilexia ?)



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