More cycling news – Shipston Cycling arrive tomorrow and long days in the saddle will begin on Friday. With that in mind we decide to do a gentle ride through the quiet roads and head for Pollenca – the old town. It’s an easy 4 mile cycle, mostly flat, through fields and well tended villas. After a short detour along the main road we find our way into the town and are not disappointed The centre of Pollenca is a warren of narrow streets, twists and turns and open squares.

A good selection of coffee!

Cafés and posh shops everywhere and tourists wandering about or sitting with coffee, beer or wine. We arrive just after 11.00 so find a spot and order dos cafe con leche. After a good spell people watching, we stroll through the streets and join the masses. The big attraction is the steps – hundreds of them – climbing up high to the church at the top.

We take the climb slowly. It’s hot but the views are spectacular. Coming down is much easier. All this effort – it must be time for lunch so back to the cafe. A long pizza lunch over, we persuade ourselves to get back on the bikes and head home. Can we found ours amongst all this lot – there are bikes, bikes and more bikes!

Again, an easy ride back but the tyres need some air so I expend a little more energy with the pump. All that effort means we have to settle by the pool for a while to recover!! I think I’d better do a another ride this evening?

A lovely walk into town

P.S. Did 2 big climbs this evening – rode to Formantor. Nice and steady with some great views. After supper we walk into the town and along the beach – it’s a long walk so now feel quite virtuous. A lot of exercise again today.