Riding along the Spanish Mediterranean

    So it rained again but only mildly, ‘a heavy dew’ as they say in Maine.  Out of Gibraltar around 9:20, the ride took just under four hours.  Although Gibraltar was a neat place, my hostel was in need of some renovations and some competition.  Once on the road, I was hoping for secondary roads. What were supposed to be a secondary roads were closer to autovia highways.  Finding alternative side roads was somewhat fruitful but several times I ended up in seaside resorts, of which there were many.  A lot of money along the coast, mostly in the form of upscale condominium complexes.  Summing up the ride, about a third of the way to Estepona I got lucky and found some
side roads with slow moving traffic.  With  my flashing rear light, horizontal flag extended off my left rear side, orange helmet and yellow panniers, the traffic gave me plenty of room.  I cruised in to Estepona and found my hotel directly across from the water.  My room was small but a real nice set up. For only thirty euros, I was in paradise. The town is attractive, nice streets, everything kept up, hanging plants, nice restaurants but basically just another seaside town. In New London I look out at islands, ferries, submarines, birds  and ships of all sizes.  Here, there is just water which  other than the beach is fairly boring. Hey! At least, I am not in New England getting hammered by successive winter nor’easters.
      Tomorrow, rather than ride ninety-two kilometer to Malaga in one day, given the mild rain, I am riding a little over half way to Fuengirola.  The traffic should be light and, god willing, the rain spares me. If nothing else, I have plenty of time to design a rain jacket which allows for adequate ventilation and still keeps the rain out.  My other thoughts include running for the presidency! Many people do it and why not given the pathetic array of candidates already out there.  My platform is in the works......moderation, tolerance and unity.  Obviously, my odds of winning are worse than winning Power Ball, so what the heck.