Town tour of the valley

Today we rode from our hotel out through the marsh at the national park through Sa Pobla and then across the central valley on the bike path to Santa Maria. We were on cycle paths almost exclusively the entire way from Sa Pobla, however you do encounter cars from time to time on these multipurpose roads throught the farmland in Mallorca. We had lunch in Santa Maria and reversed our ride back towards Alcudia.

It was a good day to give our legs a rest from the

We had a chance to revisit a place we rode through yesterday after our mountain adventure which was a small hamlet with cobbled streets. It gave us an appreciation for some of the cycle races which include racing on cobbles. It's pretty hard to ride on them! It was a very small place, just off the cycle path and had just a few houses and what appeared to be a winery in the start up mode. As in the rest of Mallorca, everything was spotless and in it's proper place. The stonework on the houses and walls along the road are just beautiful.

We took cycle paths back heading to Alaro, then to Llosetta, Selva, skirting around Moscari and then around the outside of Campanet and on towards Pollenca. We were on cycle path the entire way except for a .6Km piece of the highway to connect to the next path. We exited the path in Alcudia and rode the main street to our hotel for only about 4Km. It was a glorious day in the countryside with orchards of almonds, oranges, lemons, olives, fig trees, vineyards and lots of sheep and goats.

We rode through a few sections of the towns and enjoyed the beauty of the original wood or iron doors on the houses and the cleanliness of each village.