moto-iberientour-22

16 Valencia - Barcelona Today we are heading to Barcelona! The last stage in Spain, the penultimate overall and if you count the ferry, the second to last! Flashback: Valencia...

Today leaving Portugal and driving to Spain/Andalusia/Seville; although only about 290km, it was terribly boring and exhausting. Since Porto, I have been suffering from a sore...

Now I understand why Lisboa and not Porto is the capital!! 😎 After about 410km on country roads through the pampas with cork oak trees, herds of cattle, olive tree plantations,...

stage 9 Let's go to Chavez, the starting point, the KM 0.00 of Rota 2. I get the stamp pass plus sticker and t-shirt and follow the pretty good directions. Unfortunately, the...

Pamplona-Braganca Today we're heading to Portugal, to Braganca! It's about 550km there and I estimate about 9 hours of driving time. Therefore, I choose the fastest route, which...

Pamplona-Bardenas Reales Der Tag beginnt ärgerlich! Das nette Café am Eck sperrt erst um 10 auf. Die Parkgarage auch, ist privat und kostet 45€ und damit doppelt soviel wie eine...

Lourdes-Pamplona The rain stopped in the morning and it is sunny. After refuelling, I head to Col du Solour. The road winds up the slopes with a maximum of 8%. At the top, there...

Stage 5: From Les/Arantal via the Eth Portihlon, Col de Peyresourde, Col d'Aspin, and Col de Tourmalet (2111m) to Lourdes. I'm tired! The weather was initially great, then more...

4 Andorra - Les The morning sun slowly crawls over the mountain range. Finally, it's getting warmer again. I use the remaining contents of my mineral water bottle to make coffee...

3 Montserrat - Andorra/Canillo Today over the Col du Toses and La Molina (a definitely cool ski area), the Col du Puymorens (France) to Andorra and over the Port Envalira to...

Barcelona-Montserrat The ferry was on time in Barcelona! Of course, despite the navigation system, I got lost in Barca. Several streets were closed due to demonstrations and the...

The Ferry Long before departure time, I make my way to the check-in of GNV ferries. Although my GPS has the correct address, it has no chance against the numerous construction...

The approach No idea what I packed, but the bike is heavy, way too heavy. Since I'm starting a day earlier than planned, I have time to choose a longer but interesting route....

24 hrs before start! 😀 The motorcycle has received its final touches today and is fully fueled, ready for departure. The tank bag with the maps and documents for the ferry,...