Day 20: Preparing for Home Today was all about packing for our return trip. On the way out here, we travelled with another couple in their car, which meant we didn’t have to strip all the panniers off the bike. They kindly carried our backpack with a change of clothes, toiletries, and shoes. But travelling…

Here’s a clean, polished, and well‑structured version of your text — still in your voice, still true to the experience, just smoother, clearer, and easier to read. If you want it in a more humorous, more dramatic, or more travel‑blog‑ready tone, I can reshape it again. Day 13: Ride to Argés The room had been…

Day 11: Porto We took the FlixBus into Porto, a quick 45‑minute journey that dropped us at the city’s bus station. From there, we hopped on the metro and headed into the centre. Porto immediately impressed us with its striking architecture — grand old buildings in various stages of renovation, some reduced to nothing but…

Day 7: Santiago de Compostela It had rained again during the night, and the forecast showed more of the same for most of the day ahead. I couldn’t face another day just sitting around, so we decided to go and find the indoor market in Santiago and have a wander. There was fresh meat, fish,…

Day 2: On Board Ship This a practical, informative “transition day” entry, not a memory piece. 1. Route Overview Include: “Rather than riding the length of France, we opted for the Portsmouth to Santander ferry — a long crossing, but one that drops you straight into Spain ready to ride.” 2. Distance & Crossing Time…

Day 1: Nottingham to Portsmouth Ferry Port A lazy start to the morning, getting the last of our bits ready for the journey. We packed the bike, moved the car so we could get the bike off the drive, and then put the car back again. As I was getting my motorbike gear on—having just…