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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM June 12, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:11 a.m. Sunset (local): 9:24 p.m.	Weather 60°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 132 mi / 213 km Cumulative Total 5874 mi / 9459 km	Lat: 42° 16' 12" N Lon: 2° 57' 38" E Elev: 0 ft / 0 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Figueres, Spain
Where We're Staying: Hostal San Mar
Places We Visited: Alain's home in Salles d'Aude, Perpignan (Castle of the Kings of Majorca), Côte Vermeille/Costa Brava, Collioure
Featured Site: Perpignan
Person of the Day: handicapped cyclists Alain and Georges
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: rousquilles fondantes (a local French biscuit); Breakfast: yogurt, bananas, chocolate croissants, orange juice; Lunch: salads, spaghetti, roasted chicken, cheese, fruit, coffee; Dinner: pizza; Olive count: 2314
Word of the Day: "Au revoir" is the way the French say "goodbye." The words literally mean "until we see each other again." What a wonderful way to say goodbye, only temporarily, with a kind of follow-up promise.
Tech Fact of the Day: Padraic's summer job - Ethan's too!: Flat Count (Cumulative): 45; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 33

Next Stop: Girona

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