We ummed and aahed last night about whether to stay an extra day on the La Isla site and didn’t come to a decision. So this morning we did a bit more umming and ahheing and finally came to a…
Gathering Nuts in May (well September in reality)
Our campsite in the Picos de Europa mountains is a bit isolated we have found, being 2 miles from the nearest village, Potes. So today we set off down the hill to explore Potes, which also happens to be one…
Going backwards to go forwards
I’ll start with a quick update on the Vuelta de Espagna, because I know you are all dying to know the result of yesterday’s time trial. The good news is that although Simon Yates did not win the time trial,…
Birds and Bikes
What an exciting day Team Basil have had today. We thought it was going to be a day of watching the La Vuelta time trial, but then things got even more exciting, if that were possible, with the appearance of…