Suddenly its Spring
The last time we met, Neil and I were in Valencia having cycled cross-country from Lisbon; it was mid-November and the long British winter was just around the corner. Normally this would be the cue to get out the atlas and start planning a ride for Jan/Feb but, with a 2 nd grandson in the advanced stages of manufacture, it had been carefully explained to me that if I so much as thought about going away I would be in a whole world of trouble. Little Jake turned up obligingly early on January 24 th and, as soon as it was clear that mum and baby were both fine, I got booking. We are repeating last February’s winning formula of a 10-day, fixed base, sojourn in southern Spain…but with three important refinements: 1/ We are going almost a month later in search of warmer weather and longer days, 2/ We found central Malaga quite busy for the first/last few miles each day so, instead, we are heading along the coast to Nerja where things are q...