This document provides a summary of a 1300 mile cycling trip through France and Spain over 18 days to Gibraltar with several pictures. It describes some of the challenges faced including a grueling 10 mile climb, camping outdoors, and punctures from thorns at a covert campsite. The last few pictures show the cyclists enjoying the scenery and reaching their destination at Gibraltar with the Mediterranean and Africa in the background.

1. Mad dogs and Englishmen
A few pictures of our 1300 mile 18 day
cycle through France and Spain to
Gibraltar.

2. Ready
for the
off

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

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

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

6. Spain – warmer weather at last

7. Catching the last of
the sun after another
80 mile day

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

9. Time for some
dhobying at last

10. Early start as usual

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

12. A stealthy covert campsite or so we thought. Next
morning we both had double punctures from the
stealthy covert thorns we failed to see!

13. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the cyclists

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

15. The last few miles of the trip

16. We could not think of a better place to finish!