Bilbao to Athens that is!

This seems to be the general route I’ve settled upon. More exact details to follow but this is the idea. It’s about 2200 miles which is 45 (of my available 60) cycling days based on 50 miles a day. Some hilly/windy/tired days I won’t get anywhere near that distance but other flat/sunny/good legs days I may go beyond ,so let’s see.

Just over a week to go before I leave so quite a lot of prep to do this week, (on top of the day job of course ) so I’ll be posting some nerdy things this week, like kit lists,bike spec etc . Well I call them nerdy but other peoples lists and ideas have been really useful for me in the run up to this trip so the least I can do is tell you what make my tent is and what cassette size I’m using!

Look out also for some travel and logistical details re the route and ferries etc .