Letter From Spain

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Note to self: when in a country that is not renowned for its Indian cuisine don't go for a curry.  It was probably the worst Indian meal I have ever had....tasteless food served luke warm.  If I was looking for the positives the portions were generous but this was an occasion where LESS food would have been an improvement.  On the plus side a large beer was only 3 euros so it wasn't all bad.

Today we took a different route out of town, less busy but still pretty frustrating for the 1st 5 miles.  Unlike yesterday where we had 1 big hill today was a number of climbs spread over 25 miles....nothing too strenuous but my lack of fitness was pretty hard to hide!

We are following routes we stole from some web site and had no idea how good they would be.  The answer is not very.  Today's was OK until we headed back into Malaga when it tried to take us on the motorway.  We stopped and got the Garmin to plot a new route which produced a lovely 5 miles on gravel tracks and the beachfront bike path.  About 1.5 miles from the end it took us past a cervezaria so, naturally, we stopped and boosted the local economy.

Tonight we have decided to break the mould and try some actual Spanish so we are off in search of Paella.

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  1. Phil Smith12 February 2025 at 18:37

    Pulling from a somewhat foggy memory bank, the roads out of Malaga often lead to tiny quaint hillside villages (Mijas?) which invariably contain the type of eatery that I believe you crave. Tapas being the order of the day…obviously you’ll need to bring your best Catalan accent to the table (or you could just point to your dish/dishes of choice
    Another thing…A Letter From Spain??…not familiar with that song, how does it go? remind me.😉

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    1. Anonymous12 February 2025 at 18:48

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Electric_Light_Orchestra

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