From Jerez to Tarifa (88 miles)
Not having to take the tents down and skipping breakfast until later let us get on the road sharpish and get some miles done before the heat picked up. The map of Cadiz province that we picked up at Stanford's in London was the only one they had and dated from the mid nineties so there was a lot of confusion over what roads to take. In the end we took the motorway for at least 30 miles!
We stopped for breakfast in Puerto Real where we whipped out the tupperware and went to town on some muesli whilst sitting on out panniers. This didn't impress one passerby who asked if we had no shame...the reply was a swift no as we added some extra raisins to the mix!
After Chiclana we found the national route that would take us all the way to Tarifa with much safer cycling and better views than the motorway. About 10 miles from Tarifa we cycled into a valley with a breathtaking view of about 300-400 wind turbines scattered all over the valley. Luckily for us the staple energy source of Tarifa wasn't blowing too hard today as we rolled into town at about 3pm and signed into our third campsite of the trip, Rio Jara. Sat next to the beach and a 5 minute cycle from town it has been an excellent spot to recover from the rigours of Spain and to prep for the final test...Morocco, the Atlas mountains and the desert.
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