Mad dogs and Englishmen A few pictures of our 1300 mile 18 day

cycle through France and Spain to Gibraltar.

Ready for the off

Leaving Pressac, France after a night at Tex Rutters. Cheers Shippers

The calm before the storm – Little did we know that ahead lay the 10 mile long climb from hell up the Col de Larrau. This climb has been used on the Tour de France, however, those lightweights did not carry camping kit.

The calm before the storm – Little did we know that ahead lay the 10 mile long climb from hell up the Col de Larrau. This climb has been used on the Tour de France, however, those lightweights do not carry camping kit.

Having a brew at one of the many wild camps we had

Spain – warmer weather at last

Catching the last of the sun after another 80 mile day

Sean is clearly impressed by yet another Moorish castle. Sean is clearly impressed by yet another

Moorish castle

Time for some dhobying at last

Early start as usual

Sean’s idea of a few cans of beer is different to most peoples!

A stealthy covert campsite or so we thought. Next morning we both had double punctures from the

stealthy covert thorns we failed to see!

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the cyclists

The Rock of Gibraltar as seen from 70km with the Mediterranean and Africa behind it

The last few miles of the trip

We could not think of a better place to finish!