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My history of cycling
I have some experience of cycling in the UK but that ended abruptly in
2008 in Edinburgh with a junction and the side of a car . My British bike
had some trouble going as the handle bars and breaks had shifted due to
that mishap. I did do some rides but they were short and it was fair to say
it was wearing out its last legs when I arrived in Galicia in September
2009.
Ride 1
Ride 1
Location
Vilagarcia de Arousa
Arousa
Supplies
to
La Isla de
Distance
44 kilometres (including return
leg)
Weather
Ride 1
Leg 2
Breakfast to Vilaxoan
Approx. 3.3 km 11 minutes
One of my favourite things about
this part of the journey is the
cycle lane leaving Vilagarcia town.
It runs tight alongside the harbour
offering views of the rolling
hillsides and towns across the
magnificent
Ria
De
Arousa1
through the sails and masts of the
moored yachts. After a few
hundred metres it takes you away
from the harbour and we start on
the route properly. As you breeze
along the smooth cycle lane youll
notice more sails and masts
moored in a modern, impressive
glass walled building; the Galician
Sailing School. Galicia is a region
with strong connections to the
ocean and a history of emigration
from this formerly and somewhat
1 Ria De Arousa. The Rias are
submerged river valleys in Galicia
which would have resulted from
eustatic Sea Level change. As the
local legend goes God himself
placed his hand over Galicia and
in doing so created the rias from
the gaps between his fingers and
thumb. The Ria De Arousa is the
largest.
Leg 3
Vilaxoan to Vilanova
Approx 6km 20 minutes
Ride 1