Day 1 – Winter training camp
The alarm shouted at 08:00 time to get up and ‘seize the day’. First activity was to secure the bikes for the week. A nice Cannondale Six for Bigman and another Cannondale for Little Nemo. She has never cycled on a road bike and so this will be a whole new experience ………………. either positive or negative!
They decided to head for the route through the National Park and up through the lava fields and the crusty bowl of an extinct volcano and on across to Yaiza to a coffee shop visited last year. The roads are superbly smooth yet they cannot take away the long climb up to Mancha Blancha fro La Santa.
It was good to see Little Nemo could retain a positive mental attitude and even manage a smile as she crested the last climb before the downhill to Yaiza. By the time we reached Yaiza, Little Nemo had come face to face with a four legged friend who did not retain a positive mental attitude! Hordes of tourists were queuing to ride a camel up to the mouth of the volcano.
A quick coffee supplemented by carbs from an ice cream and it was back on the road again, back to La Santa in time for swimming a kilometre in the 50m outdoor pool. This brought an excellent opportunity to relax the muscles and warm down before the spin bike class at 17:00. It was not too strenuous however did manage to ooze out a few more gallons of sweat.
Next challenge was the squash courts at 19:00. It was a closely contested competition however age and experience won the day over youthful exuberance. At least, it did on this occasion.
A fine meal restored the carbs and the pair were ready for a new day. Tomorrow, Bigman will be joining an international field for a 75km road bike tour. Only seasoned cyclists need attend said the billing!
The alarm shouted at 08:00 time to get up and ‘seize the day’. First activity was to secure the bikes for the week. A nice Cannondale Six for Bigman and another Cannondale for Little Nemo. She has never cycled on a road bike and so this will be a whole new experience ………………. either positive or negative!
They decided to head for the route through the National Park and up through the lava fields and the crusty bowl of an extinct volcano and on across to Yaiza to a coffee shop visited last year. The roads are superbly smooth yet they cannot take away the long climb up to Mancha Blancha fro La Santa.
It was good to see Little Nemo could retain a positive mental attitude and even manage a smile as she crested the last climb before the downhill to Yaiza. By the time we reached Yaiza, Little Nemo had come face to face with a four legged friend who did not retain a positive mental attitude! Hordes of tourists were queuing to ride a camel up to the mouth of the volcano.
A quick coffee supplemented by carbs from an ice cream and it was back on the road again, back to La Santa in time for swimming a kilometre in the 50m outdoor pool. This brought an excellent opportunity to relax the muscles and warm down before the spin bike class at 17:00. It was not too strenuous however did manage to ooze out a few more gallons of sweat.
Next challenge was the squash courts at 19:00. It was a closely contested competition however age and experience won the day over youthful exuberance. At least, it did on this occasion.
A fine meal restored the carbs and the pair were ready for a new day. Tomorrow, Bigman will be joining an international field for a 75km road bike tour. Only seasoned cyclists need attend said the billing!
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