Mallorca Day 6

Sunday, May 6 - We got up today at 7:00 for our breakfast buffet at 8:00. The usual eggs, meat, cheeses, cereals, bread, pastries and fruit were available. The hotels try to cater to all nationalities and customs for breakfast. I concentrated on protein and carbs. The coffee was tasty but not as strong as the last hotel.

The ride today was a loop from the hotel and back. It started out and finished in sunny skies and warm temperatures. Most of the ride was in country lanes so narrow that a bicycle and car had very little room to pass. Two cars couldn't pass each other. I had only one incident that was close.

I ended up riding alone the whole day. Many of the group decided to hang out at the hotel or do short, flat rides. I started at about 9:30. The ride wandered through acres and acres of olive groves. It was fairly flat for the first 14 miles. Then it kicked up for the next 10 miles into the steep hills. The vistas were not as spectacular as previous days, but they were good. I stopped in a small village called Orient at a restaurant. It was Sunday so they weren't serving a full menu. Instead, they gave me bread drizzled with olive oil and layered with thinly sliced ham and a slab of cheese. This seems to be a common lunch because some of the group had the same thing a couple of days ago.

After eating, I rode off downhill and then reached the final uphill. The uphill had a bunch of switchbacks. The other side of the hill began a decent of 26 miles back to the hotel. There were a few short uphills, but nothing major.

I took pictures today of the hotel in the early morning sun. On the road, the pictures were of very old olive trees and wildflowers.

It's now 4:30. Bill isn't back. I'm going over to the main hotel and get re-hydrated.

Daily Statistics:
Max speed - 34.5
Time - 3:53
Average speed - 13.0
Miles - 51
Elevation - 3100