Spain--Day 2

Sunday, we awoke, with alarm at the fact that it was 11am! I hadn't slept that late since I was working night shifts. Fortunately, Jean-Francios and Luc, who thought we might have died in our sleep, still had breakfast for us: more freshly baked breads, fresh squeezed orange juice, a bowl of cut fresh fruits, and sliced meats. Oh, and the coffee...


After breakfast, it was time to try to burn off the incredible caloric intake that had occurred over the past 24hrs. I built up the bikes, and Jean and I had to "zip to town," to get to the ATM. Zipping to town was only about 13 miles (round trip) as the crow flies, but also included about 2000ft of climbing.

 

 

The clouds were a little threatening at times...

 

Photos just can't show how steep the hills were. Our car barely made it up some of these...

Boo-ya! It was a rude awakening to the legs, and the body in general, but in the end, felt so good. The scenery was killer, and all I could think about was how great it would be to be able to come out here for, like 6 weeks in the late winter to train... damn job, gets in the way of all my fun.

With Euros in hand, we got back to Tapa Luz in time to shower and chill before another gastronomical extravaganza.

Luc cooked up another amazing dinner, this time with chicken stuffed with crab with an aioli drizzle for an appetizer, an incredible pea soup (NOTHING like pea soup in a can), then the main course, grilled fish stuffed with spinach with a carrot sauce. YUM! Desert was home made coffee ice cream... sigh... no weight loss on this trip!

We got to sleep, and this time, didn't sleep the next day away.