Showing posts with label Sitges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sitges. Show all posts

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Just a little hiccup

So we had just a little bump in the road in Sitges. See below:


That's Scott with his blown ankle in my laptop bag. It's actually a dry bag which came in very handy for his rolled ankle. I filled it with ice and water and we treated his injury. I thought I was pretty smart, but of course this italian guy had to show me up. 

Lucky for Scott the minute he woke up that morning an Italian doctor happened to be camping next to us. He gave Scott some crazy treatment, almost a homeopathic massage. It looked to me like he was flushing out the swelling. Scott swears that the doctor got him back on the road earlier with his magic hands. I have a video of the treatment that I'll post later because my phone won't let me post a video with the Blogger App. Blogspot fail. 

It was pretty hard to watch, Scott was in a lot of pain and he went sheet white. He was sweating hard when the Doctor was working him, but in the end I'd say it was all worth it because Scott's ankle healed fast. 

Anyway, we ended up in Sitges for three days so that Scott could heal up. Which was fine by me as we got to play some
beach volleyball, do some hiking, and enjoy the local festival. 

Monday, September 1, 2014

Fotos


Day 1
Only 40km, but the toughest day in terms of hill climbing. Wow, we saw some exciting viewpoints. Crazy steep climbs, with some downhills that will make your heart race. Let me clarify that, it was fu$^#*€ thrilling. That was the most amazing day of riding and I managed to capture the last descent on video. So look for that on the "Come ride with me" page. Parental discretion is advised, ie you may or may not want to watch the video mom. Big thanks to Ken Johnson for the mirror, it was a priceless addition to my helmet. 

First rest stop, the heat is overwhelming, have to seek shade midday. 

Beautiful water

Viewpoint from Sitges

Team Miyata - all three if us are on 80s touring bikes made by Miyata. 

My first Paella, wow, seafood!!

A la santé!