{"id":5047,"date":"2012-06-25T21:01:53","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T01:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2015-07-02T15:11:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T19:11:10","slug":"day-30-monday-june-25-peniscola-to-lampollo-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=5047","title":{"rendered":"Day 30, Monday June 25 – Peniscola to l’Ampollo, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the low 70\u2019s with no wind this morning as we biked out of Pe\u00f1\u00edscola, through the sleeping town of Benicarlo and out into the small farm fields that bordered the sea. \"\"<\/a>We imagine this is what most of the coast looked like before tourism took over the small country roads<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> and fields of artichokes.\"\"<\/a> It wasn\u2019t long before this too would end for us and we were back out on the busy national road.\"\"<\/a> We watched as the Serra de Montsia Mountains crept closer\"\"<\/a> and closer \"\"<\/a> There was one small pass at the foothills of these mountains and that was at the edge of the sea.\u00a0 We made almost a half circle around the mountain and then took the chance to get off the busy road.\u00a0 So after 20 miles we took a long drop down into the small town of Sant Carles de la Rapit\u00e1\u00a0\"\"<\/a> and straight to the beach.\"\"<\/a> A little further and we reached their very large harbor \"\"<\/a> and then on to the delta, leaving the town and mountains behind.\"\"<\/a> Though this route was longer, it was flat and quiet, almost peaceful.\u00a0 It also helped, that our turn from the mountains put the wind at our back.\u00a0 We rode through miles and miles of rice fields,\"\"<\/a>seeing our first aqueduct since last year\u2019s ride.\"\"<\/a>Enjoyed a wonderful lunch under the shade of a tree \"\"<\/a>and the sound of the water rushing by. \u00a0As soon as the delta ended, the white beaches took over,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> even rode a \u201creal\u201d boardwalk. \"\"<\/a> Decided to stop in this small town with a beautiful view of the harbor.\"\"<\/a>After all those rice fields and having just left the capital of Paella, it seemed only natural what we would have for dinner.\"\"<\/a>It was an incredibly huge and deep dish piled with seafood, most delicious! \u00a0We watched some kind of young bull\/boy ceremony from across the water,\"\"<\/a> which is as close as I could bring myself to the torment. \u00a0But from this distance it was entertaining. \u00a0A stroll back to the hotel and then to bed.\n\t\t