Blog 8
I woke up before Augue this morning in our campsite. The Dutch people next to us were doing peaceful yoga which was pleasant. I decided to go for a walk. I walked into town thinking I could get us more peanut butter for we ran out. Unfortunately the market was closed but I wasn’t too sad. I noticed up the road there was a bakery which I thought was awesome at the moment. I strolled in and of course the baker lady knew I wasn’t from the area. She continued on to ask the usual questions were faced with. She was impressed with our project and said she herself was just in the US last year and loved it. I bought a delicious chocolate treat and a cream one for Augie and headed back to the campground. I really enjoy those interactions because they are great for practicing Spanish and people like what we’re doing so it is always fun telling them. Our ride was the longest one yet (107K) but it was mostly downhill so it was smooth sailing (with the acception of the rocks we faced for an hour at the end). Rolling into Valencia was thrilling. The area got more and more developed as farms began to turn into factories and factories into stores and eventually into the beautiful ocean. Once we got to the ocean, Augue and I took turns jumping in for one person always needed to watch the bikes. The water felt great on our sunburned faces. After our swim, we headed to the ferry terminal because we did not want to be late to our overnight ferry to Mallorca. We’ve been here for a few hours and we still have more time to go until we board. Can’t wait for the next left of the voyage in Mallorca!

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