Day 9 - From Boadilla del Camino to Sahagun.
If I’d have known you could’ve got here by narrowboat then it would have been a bit easier but the locks look a bit serious!
Bike Setup
My bike setup has been perfect, the smaller 44 tooth chain set helps with the hills, the VIncita bar bag for handy stuff like gloves,sunglasses, oil and tools and the Brompton Borough bag on the front block keeping everything watertight. The 2 pockets on it are really handy for my Sigg bottle in one and poncho/magnum in the other. Perfect bag for when I arrive at the albergues, as it all just lifts off.
I have 90psi in the new Schwalbe marathon Green tyres and they have been great so far. I may need some new brakes soon but Hannah at BrilliantBikes has emailed me to advise me what to replace them with tomorrow. Velo2 has been handy to navigate through the bigger towns otherwise Google maps and the Camino App have worked fine. All mileage is recorded on Strava.
Iv not felt rushed at all, waking around 7am and hitting the road about 8 with plenty of stops for sustenance along the way. The wet weather is annoying but I’m still making incredible progress.
This guy was from Australia and told me that ‘Brompton’s’ are the hire bike of choice for getting around Canberra - he was as pleased as punch to see a Brompton on the Camino!
“Because it's just a ride, it's just a ride
No need to run, no need to hide
It'll take you round and round
Sometimes you're up
Sometimes you're down”
Welsh girl JEM is the choice for today with a tune that cropped up on my playlist today from 2004.
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