Wide range of riding grounds

Some kind of heatwave has hit Spain and we have been enjoyin it full-heartedly. Days have been filled with sun bathing combined with running and riding. Also our caravan is now bright and shiny, as we spent one morning waxing it. Now we can greet all the other caravan owner in their polished cars with pride. The assistant probably broke her personal record today by swimming in the see though the water was not more than +15 degrees, but the combination of the sun, turquoise water and pure sand was just irresistable.

This week has been very versatile riding wise. In both Totana and Zurgena the motocross training was a bit dusty, as the sun dries the tracks rapidly despite of the watering. On monday one of the local friends took the rider for 2 hours enduro ride trough hills and trails near Puerto Lumbreras. Unfortunately the helmet camera was not working right in the beginning, so we needed to go back to capture the best parts few days later. On Friday it was time for a lovely cruising under the olive trees in Lorca. Links to the videos of this weeks enduro riding are attached below.

Enduro seems to be very popular among spanish people. Especially during weekends you can see huge groups of pilots either getting ready for days ride or cruising along trails, which cover all the hillsides and dry river banks. They seems to be everywhere, and for example today it took only 5 minutes from our arrival to the beach before a group of pilots rode past. The rider started to plan that next time he'll have his gear and bike ready and he'll just join the group and see where they go. The only downsides for foreigners are that without not knowing the routes you might get lost and lots of trails go trough privat estates, so you need at least to have a permission to ride, if you are not riding with some local. There is also a possibility to get shot if you are not aware of hunting seasons.

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Some new photos also available  https://picasaweb.google.com/tk2inc/TheTripEndOfFebruary2011Spain#