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Day 2 - To Alicante, Valencia - 248 miles
Day 2
Day 2 profile
I checked out at 09:00, it was still raining. The GPS refused to initialise in the warren of narrow wet cobbled streets as it couldn't "see" the satellites. I could barely see the sky and what I could was extremely grey. I followed my instincts to get out of the town and find a clear patch and let the GPS do its bit.
I found the M404 which led me back to the A3. Take the 1st exit indicated the GPS. No, the slip-road onto the motorway was the second exit. 15 all then.
It was a mundane run to Alicante, all motorway but I wanted to be there for lunch. The rain stopped and the skies cleared early in the trip, almost as soon as I left Chinchón. There were some pleasant stretches, almost devoid of other traffic and I tucked in behind an Audi with Spanish plates who was making good progress! I only made two stops, just for fuel. Once within 20 miles of Alicante the traffic density increased dramatically.
At 13:18 I arrived the Carrefour which I knew was close by the apartment. I had plotted the position of the apartment by a combination of guesswork, multimap, sketches drawn by the owner and a photocopy of a local street map. My "guesstimate" turned out to be only 120ft from the true position. Unfortunately the GPS map doesn't show the roads for this area but, with a little casting around I eventually arrived at 13:31. It didn't take me quite as long as the ladies!
Bike was parked underground and gear unloaded and a glass of sangria was in my hand.
Stats
From Chinchón to Alicante
248 miles
Total Time 4hrs 10mins
From Home To Alicante
Moving time 12hrs 24mins
646 miles
Moving Av 52.1 mph
Overall Av 45.5 mph
Total Time 14hrs 11mins
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