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We took an easy day today and rode to Llanes, another picturesque port town. It was an uneventful but very humid ride, no photos from today so here’s our sheep friends from Asón instead.

We arrived back on the coast today, starting from Asón with a climb over a 2200′ pass and into Cantabria. We had a long day of riding and are happy to have ended in Comillas, it has a beautiful beach and the old town is pretty and lively. It’s laundry day too and someone decided [...]

The ride from Zalla through Collado de Asón was an endless series of turns and incredible views, for sheer natural beauty this area rivals Yellowstone. The road over the pass is closed to car traffic due to construction but we were able to get through on bikes with a short scramble over rock debris; the [...]

We left Bilbao this morning for an easy ride to rest before a big day in the mountains tomorrow; we missed the morning rain and had a relaxing ride to Balmesada. We’d have loved to have stayed there but this is where our luck ran out. Balmesada is a beautiful old town surrounded by green [...]

We arrived in Bilbao this afternoon after a great ride along the coast, a stop at a Txakolina winery (with great shipping rates) and a horrible ride along the highway into Bilbao; experience riding in big cities is a must to get the last few kilometers into town. The city itself is great, well laid [...]