Two o`clock in the afternoon seems to be the best biking time of the day. The roads are clear because everyone is having lunch. A Spanish lunch is different from as well the Dutch, as the American habits we are used to. Some people might eat a simple piece of bread, however with a lot of chorizo, but most sit down for a three course meal. In the villages that we were biking through last week, it seemed as if the entire village got together in a bar to have the day’s menu. Lettuce and olive oil to start with, everything with bread and with red wine and for a very decent price. Sometimes you pay as little as 6,50 euro for the lettuce, three courses, wine and coffee.
One day we were following a little white road on our map, which turned out to be brand new. While riding uphill, we had to dodge signs for road work, but no workers were present. On the other side of the hill we discovered them in an olive orchard, waving at us. They had made a fire and were barbecueing sausage and chicken. They were having an enormous amount of meat for lunch.
Breakfast in a bar, instead of cooking oatmeal by our tent, can be interesting too. We already knew that the Spanish pour olive oil on their bread on a daily basis, but in some bars you cannot even get anything else. Maybe you can get Spanish tortilla, but my Dutch stomach is not all too pleased with that early in the morning.
One thing must be said. Cappuccino is not comparable with what we are used to (with cinnamon on top) but coffee is the best. Very strong, so preferibly had `con leche`. We drink coffee all the time since Spain is no tea country. Choice is poor and taste as well, even when you make it yourself. I rather have a couple extra intense heartbeats.
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