Heading to Italy

It's amusing how sometimes it seems that all the misfortune is gathered to same period of time. During yesterday and today we have been experiencing some of that. Luckily only small amounts and in very minor things; camping sites non-existent on the area where we need them.. perfectly located camping places checked to be open according to our original time schedule, but after changing our plans are not opened yet.. gas bottles not available anywhere near when needed.. water tap on a service station not working as the tank is empty.. roads blocked or cut down in direction we needed to go.. Of course it's also possible, that this is actually normal when speaking about travelling, and we have been just lucky until now!

This week we experienced few days with clumsier weather. On Thursday's rainy day we entertained ourselfs by shopping and relaxing. The assistans also made a nice jog through the beach boulevard and narrow streets of Blanes. (Something you wouldn't do in Finland.. run along shopping streets.. but as nobody knows us here it seemed like a too good opportunity for sightseeing to be missed). On Friday our plan was to ride in Sant Celoni again, but the track was too muddy. However you can see video from Wednesday in the link below. It also turned out that we needed to adjust our travel plan more seriously, as the forecast anticipated more rain to Spain for next week.

Our original aim was to take a weekend trip to Lleida, as there were two good tracks open on Saturday and Sunday, and then head back to Girona area. However, after checking the weather forecast once more, we came to the conclusion that we need to go to Italy, as next week with sunshine looks like a perfect timing. Therefore we rode today in Bellpuig and are heading to Girona, or Figueres more precisely, already tomorrow.

Bellpuig as an GP track was first a bit more difficult than expected. It was also well watered, so on the morning it was very slippery here and there. However after the rider got to know the track better and the circuit started to dry due the sunshine and other pilots, the riding got easier. As a summary it was a cool track and a good training day.

http://vimeo.com/20625698