The hotel was great, but the city was not, in fact it was the worst placed I had ridden thru since landing in Spain. The centre was tired, roads in & out were awash with shopping & car outlets in large, ugly, prefab buildings. So in summary a big disappointment & to be avoided. I had planned to stay in Plasencia for two nights but the experience discouraged me so moved on.
Plasencia is also not safe for cyclists. The council make no provision on the roads & in the short time there, drivers backed out into me, pulled out on roundabouts & skimmed past me at speed. So I walked my bike out of town.
Today’s ride was short, slightly undulating, and gives little to report.
Canaveral is a delightful village with a €15/night hostel for hikers & bikers. From what I can see, I’ll be sharing a room with 3 ladies – all my junior – so will need to be on my very best behaviour! Also checking out the showers, there are no locks – it’s going to be very interesting!
Sun is now very strong & gets very hot much earlier in the day. For the few parts I have showing, they are getting very brown indeed.
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