Still no riding today but I am in Spain. I just want to relate some logistics and a few pictures.
Having a car is different than not having one. Renting a car here is a lot cheaper than in the US. I picked up the car in the MAD terminal and after waiting my turn finished the paperwyand walked across the street to the car. MAD is a massive airport but all the car rentals in the terminal are right there. It did take longer than I expected to get car condition sign off from the one girl doing it.
Driving the freeways here is quite easy - just listen you your Google Maps. Cars are just slower here and that makes a big difference when you are not familiar with the roads. Once I got my phone and the car paired the route showed on the car screen and the directions came out of the speakers.
I set a course for the last Decathlon on my way out south to buy a helmet. Decathlon was the only store open past 2pm on a Saturday or Sunday. Any other day of the week there are thousands of bike shops en route.
I also needed USB-C cables because I forgot ALL of them. My phone was below 20%. The same mall had a big box electronics store and I got them there. People in the checkout line in front of me had a big screen TV and a giant party speaker. Looked like a good store to get a small washing machine and other appliances that could fit on a car. Note to self.
The drive down was uneventful. The road is like a curvy version of I-5 north of Sacramento to Redding. Easy to drive 2 lane freeway. I paid a 5€ toll leaving Madrid with a credit card. There was an earlier one just after the airport for .95€.
The hotel is very nice and the restaurant is quite good. The default red wine was very good. I had two.
Counting on waking early because I usually do to build the bike and get out by dawn. It might work that way.
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