{"id":4250,"date":"2012-06-11T14:42:47","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T18:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=4250"},"modified":"2015-07-02T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T19:07:42","slug":"day-15-sunday-june-10-la-linea-de-gibraltar-to-marbella-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=4250","title":{"rendered":"Day 15, Sunday, June 10 – La Linea de Gibraltar to Marbella, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got an early start to our Sunday morning ride,\"\"<\/a>we wanted at least one mountain out of our way before the heat set in.\u00a0 Though it was barely 70 degrees when we left, we had no idea what or how many climbs we had in store.<\/p>\n

The Rock glowed in the sunrise \"\"<\/a> and few people were on the boardwalk or roads.\"\"<\/a> Our flat and vacant road lasted only a half hour as our course turned up<\/strong> \"\"<\/a> and onto the highway.\"\"<\/a>Our bikes need a rest after an hour, as did we<\/em> since the sweat was pouring down our faces,\"\"<\/a> but we felt better having accomplished six miles in our first hour versus yesterday\u2019s five miles; though we could still see Gibraltar.\"\"<\/a> Our height did offer beautiful vistas \"\"<\/a> and a peak at some beautiful homes.\"\"<\/a> It was as if six miles northeast of Gibraltar, the real estate increased in value dramatically.\"\"<\/a> Understandable with the azur of the Meditteranian for a view. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We took a delicious breakfast stop around 10:30, as we’d left too early to eat this morning. \u00a0A half hour later the wind turned and came off the sea; the temps dropped ten degrees, we were refreshed. \u00a0Our course took us through expensive towns<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> beautiful streets \"\"<\/a> flower lined boardwalks \"\"<\/a> and a beach oasis.\"\"<\/a>Entering Marbella, we came across this hospital we assume is for the rich and famous.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We dropped onto their hard packed sand boardwalk \"\"<\/a>shortly after noon and continued to enjoy the condos\"\"<\/a>and homes of the rich and famous.\"\"<\/a>The beach is beautiful, though sparsely populated\"\"<\/a>and we could not seem to take enough pictures.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We’d been at this for over an hour and we really needed a shower; a room was necessary….room with a view, too.\"\"<\/a>Refreshed and clean we went out to tour.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Though the beach was spectacular and the people watching the best\"\"<\/a>we wanted to see what the old town had to offer.\"\"<\/a>Homes with window boxes,\"\"<\/a>incredible detail in the street stone work \"\"<\/a>and The Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation from the 16th<\/sup> century.\"\"<\/a>But the beach was calling us back.\"\"<\/a>After dinner we sat on the boardwalk and watched the continuous parade of people, adults out for a stroll and kids out to be seen. \u00a0But it had been a tough 43 miles in the hills, so we did not last long.\n\t\t