Got up after 8:00, which hadn't happened in a while. I had woken up earlier and read for a bit, then I fell asleep again. I blogged some, then got up to have a relatively light breakfast. It had rained in the night, and we were supposed to ride. The weather looked better, with even some sunshine. We decided to chance it and headed out at 11:30. I matched my seat height to my bikes, 90 cm, and it felt better on this ride. We rode through a number of villages in the valley, including the town, Palafrugell, where I rented the bike, and Sant Antoni de Calonge, which is right by the coast. I hadn't realized we were this close. Around Ermades, it started to rain pretty hard and steady. This is also where Mark and Karmi had rented a place that we rode by. Lots of mustard fields in bloom, along with some stretches through forested areas. We also rode through a number of villages. It would occasionally rain but not for long. Near the end of the ride, we rode up La Ganga, a 2.7 mile climb averaging about 3%. The Strava segment was only 2.2 miles of the overall climb, averaging 4.7%. I felt good going up, averaging over 200 W and 11 mph. Mark followed a couple of minutes later, then we took a picture at the top and rode down the other side, which was exhilarating. I kept my downhill speed under control by braking before many of the turns, no need to be a hero here. Once we got to the base, we weren't too far from their place, and we headed back. The weather was decent for this ride, it could have been a lot worse. Shoes didn't soak through, and there wasn't too much back spatter on our jerseys.
Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 33.7 mi
Avg power =134 W. Weighted avg power = 158 W
Total elevation gain = 1270'
Avg heart rate = 140 bpm
After we got back, I had a shower and then Ann and Karmi returned. We drove into Pals for lunch, we had ridden through this town earlier. It was pretty good, same set-up as the previous day's lunch. Then we walked through the Old Town section, which was unexpectedly pretty and kinda interesting. That got me up to 10k steps, which was great. It was nice to walk off some of the lunch. We headed back after that and had a nice evening, the weather had cleared up to make a beautiful but cool evening. Watched movie about Philippa Langley and her search for the corpse of Richard III, The Lost King. It was BBC-produced and had the feel of a made-for-TV effort. The acting was a little stilted, and the plot over-dramatized the actual events, which were pretty incredible to begin with.
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