Scorchio on the Eurovelo 1 - Bikepacking Solo - SPAIN NORTH to SOUTH - Part 4

Bikepacking, cycle touring across Spain from Santander, Cantabria in the north to Malaga, Andalusia in the south.
Day 4 starts from the comfort of my Hotel in Valladolid, a diversion on a bridge sparks an encounter with a fellow cyclist to practice my Spanish!
Then I navigate through the exposed, hot open fields before finishing up in one of the many beautiful Spanish Villages Fuentesaúco. It was a hot one today!!
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[@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures]

Thanks for clicking! What a day this was, hot hot hot but stunning scenery, met a multi camino rider and the food wasn't bad either. If you enjoy it please hit Like and Subscribe ;-)

[@ExploringHabit]

Those pork scratchings wetted my appetite had to go to ASDA to buy some then carried on watching your video 😂😂. Nicer weather the further you head south.

[@sharkmentality9717]

Yup! Chasing the clouds shadows may define insane. ..lol

[@Trekon2]

Hi Roadypacker, excellent video again and very impressed with your conversational Spanish it's better than mine ! There must be times when you feel a little unnerved about if you are going in the right direction or not ? I have cycled in that sort of heat a couple of times but I won't recommend it ! Glad you are finding water, shops, and hostel's ok, good luck and take care, thanks for sharing 👏 👋

[@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures]

Many thanks for your kind words mi amigo! I had my GPS which was ok but at times it didn't like the mountainous areas and wasn't picking up the route (Wait until day 5, I go really wrong!!!) But as long as i was heading south all seemed good. The Eurovelo signage was sporadic at best but again, there's always google maps and locals were always at hand to point me in the right direction.
Yes the heat did get to me at times but I paced myself and took shade breaks wherever possible to try to get my body temperature down before getting going again.
Yes the hostals are great, I was very lucky with what I found. I did some more wild camping as well which is coming up later in the tour.... Thanks for watching ;-)

[@karenhayes75]

Great video brother Mark 😊 Those large 'pork-scratchings' looked delicious. Quick question... how do your chocolate bars not melt in the heat? It must've been nice to cycle alongside a fellow biker, even if he was a wee bit faster than you! 😊 xxx

[@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures]

Cheers sis, I put chocolate bars in my middle pannier rack with my raincoat on top, seems to protect them from the direct sunlight to save them from turning into hot chocolate.... Fernando wasn't carrying an extra 20kg and wasn't touring across Spain haha!!

[@karenhayes75]

@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures yes, he did point out your pannier (extra weight) he seems like a good chap though!

[@xosece]

some lovely views, the meseta or plateau in Spain might not look as green as in the north of Spain but it has its charm. Which model is your bike and what tyres are you using if that's not asking much? I have a 3X hardtail MTB, an 1X hybrid fitness bike and a 2X road bike, all of them relatively budget bikes and I think I am in love with the Elops Lond Distance 900 from Decathlon, and the Riverside 920 SRAM NX for a possible future bike, and I was just wondering.... (all of the bikes I have, eve nthe road bike, have flat bars, I am more used to them). Safe adventures!

[@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures]

Yep, an awesome day in the saddle. I'm on my Genesis CDA-30 with swable (spelling) gravel king tyres....
Cheers 🤟🏼🚴🏼‍♂️