Spain & Portugal tour 2015 *Update*

[prosnap]

Anyone fancy doing something like this next summer .....

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Staying in cheap B&B's
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[alexknight200...]

How long are you giving yourself to do this trip??

May be interested if I can get my shit together

Alex
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[EazyDuz]

What kind of budget would this need?
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[Itchy]

My shorter 10 day trip using the Santander Ferry twice and also a fine by the cops cost £1200.

HOWEVER:

That was 2008 when petrol was 1 Euro 20.

ALSO:

I got really really REALLY drunk regularly

I used the gas as an on off switch and got to the South of Spain in just over 3 days.

I ate out a lot.

I also camped for half my trip, camping costs more in Portugal than Spain.


It about 4500km, so I reckon £2K would do it comfortably, unless you go mad bad style like me, illegal camping, self cooked food which I reckon petrol + £5 per day.
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[EazyDuz]

That's pretty pricey. How much was the ferry? Assuming that is cheaper than the Chunnel then riding there?
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[alexknight200...]

Tenting and cheap b&b should keep costs down

I reckon £30-£40 a day would be a ball park figure as an average
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[Itchy]

[barrkel]

Unless you love Spanish culture and people and really want to get stuck into the cities and towns, bike wise it's a bit of a waste. The best roads are almost entirely in the Spanish Pyrenees, with a very notable exception of the GI-682 Tossa de Mar - Sant Feliu along the coast - but still just outside Barcelona.

Other people like other things, of course.
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[Itchy]

[prosnap]

Just bouncing ideas around at the moment. I have three weeks to do the trip in but would do it in less if needed.

I like the idea of following the coastline with the chance of a cooling dip every day should the need/chance arrive.

F1 cheap hotel type chains should provide the chance for people to save some cash by sharing.
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[P.]

As barrkel says, you have missed the best part by not going through the mountains.

3 of us here did pretty much half that trip, got to Andorra and headed back up through Zaragoza and it took ~7 days. Could have smashed it in 2 days but the roads were too good to blast through.

[Itchy]

[alexknight200...]

Three weeks sounds good, I hate rushing

Coatline sonds good too, not as easy to get lost
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[MCW]

Coastline roads in Portugal are often dual carriageways with the worst drivers and accident rates in Europe. Worth big research beforehand.

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[MCW]

Have you looked at Airbnb? Not only cheap accommodation, but you get to meet the locals.

[Enduro Numpty]

Just back from riding in the Pyrenees and the Spanish side takes some beating. If you have a requirement for superb roads then that's where you'll find them.

[Peirre oBollox]

What time of year are you planning to go??

It's hot Damn hot in the south in July, I'm currently in Mojacar in Andalusia and its 34'c atm, it was in the high 20's by 10am this morning
Due to the expected heat tomorrow's ride to Granada is having to be replanned as the route I was going to take was the A348 that follows the southern side of the Seirre Nevada. But that route would take around 6hrs to ride the 160 miles leaving me with the possibility of riding for hours in high heat. Whereas I can blast down the A92 in 2.5hrs.
The OP might want to rejig the route down the east coast, and come inland from Tortosa, avoiding the busy coastal roads & pick up the A226 going over the hills to Teruel, then south down the N330 (the roads are quieter, but good riding) past Utiel, down towards Almansa. Before swinging west at Murcia. This will give the option picking up the A7 or following the coast road. The above route I rode a few days ago
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[alexknight200...]

[Peirre oBollox]

[alexknight200...]

[Peirre oBollox]

[P.]

We went mid July... he is correct, it is roasting.

Engine oil temp was ~30 degrees before we even woke up.

[Peirre oBollox]

In the heat try not ride in the afternoon in southern Spain.
This morning I left Mojacar before the sun was up, even then it was in the low 20's. a quick 2.5hr blast up the A92 and over 1000m up over the sierre and its was a pleasantly cool ride and I'm now in Granada and now its currently 32'c. The heat of southern Spain is another reason to consider leaving the camping gear at home and use various forms of accommodation. I've only needed the evap vest once so far, but running through Seville in the next few day I'm expecting it to hit 44'c+
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[Itchy]