Blog 10
Our day started in Palmanova where we found everything to be super touristy. Once we got water for the day and a new supply of sun scream, we hit the road for our first strong ride on Mallorca. The ride was not easy we hit a pretty large uphill pretty early on which seemed to never end. After climbing that uphill for a good 30 minutes, we were spit out onto a more developed curvey road that continued to take us up a mountain. Although we were slightly struggling, other cyclers started passing us and encouraging us on. Eventually we reached the top of the mountain and enjoyed the beautiful view. At the view point, there was one of the men who encouraged us on as he passed. He congratulated me for reaching the top and recognized the difficulty of cycling with all the weight we were carrying. This man was bout 60 years old but still cycled strongly. He told me he came to Mallorca from Germany every year to cycle where he cover about 200K everyday! Although he was a German tank on the bike, he was still impressed with how we prevailed up the mountain with all the weight we were carrying. As we continued to cycle on that curvey road, we hugged the coast and were in for some amazing views. We also passed plenty of cyclers and cars who gave us a shout of encouragement or a little honk to give us the push we needed up a difficult climb. Everybody seemed to be impressed that we could do this cycling with all our bags which made me feel like a stud. The cycling community huge in Mallorca as all the websites said. It is a very neat environment to be apart of. They also love the idea of our sustainable project and the cleaning of trash. After many tough climbs and thrilling downhills, we reached the town we were aiming for. Tomorrow we aim to set ourselves up in good position for the Sa Calobra. If everything goes well, we will do the Sa Calobra early morning in two days. I’m very excited!
Our day started in Palmanova where we found everything to be super touristy. Once we got water for the day and a new supply of sun scream, we hit the road for our first strong ride on Mallorca. The ride was not easy we hit a pretty large uphill pretty early on which seemed to never end. After climbing that uphill for a good 30 minutes, we were spit out onto a more developed curvey road that continued to take us up a mountain. Although we were slightly struggling, other cyclers started passing us and encouraging us on. Eventually we reached the top of the mountain and enjoyed the beautiful view. At the view point, there was one of the men who encouraged us on as he passed. He congratulated me for reaching the top and recognized the difficulty of cycling with all the weight we were carrying. This man was bout 60 years old but still cycled strongly. He told me he came to Mallorca from Germany every year to cycle where he cover about 200K everyday! Although he was a German tank on the bike, he was still impressed with how we prevailed up the mountain with all the weight we were carrying. As we continued to cycle on that curvey road, we hugged the coast and were in for some amazing views. We also passed plenty of cyclers and cars who gave us a shout of encouragement or a little honk to give us the push we needed up a difficult climb. Everybody seemed to be impressed that we could do this cycling with all our bags which made me feel like a stud. The cycling community huge in Mallorca as all the websites said. It is a very neat environment to be apart of. They also love the idea of our sustainable project and the cleaning of trash. After many tough climbs and thrilling downhills, we reached the town we were aiming for. Tomorrow we aim to set ourselves up in good position for the Sa Calobra. If everything goes well, we will do the Sa Calobra early morning in two days. I’m very excited!
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