Tarifa to Cadiz

March 12th to 13th 2026

Published March 18th 2026

Touring bike parked among pine trees with the sea beyond
Concrete path winding through coastal scrubland toward the sea
Very impressive cycle infrastructure, shared with a surprising number of e-bikes.
Brown cows grazing beside a narrow road through pine woodland
Golden sunset light filtering through umbrella pines on a sandy path
Somewhat poetically, my first day in Spain ended the same as my first day cycling in Morocco - pushing the bike over unrideable sand.
Wind-bent pines casting long shadows on a dirt path at sunset
Friends laughing at an outdoor bar with string lights at night
Lured into a bar by live flamenco music
Sandy boardwalk stretching through dunes under clear blue sky
Along the causeway into Cadiz the dunes had grown so much the hand rails were usable as a track to roll the bike along.
Turquoise sea with Cadiz old town and cathedral on the horizon
Cadiz

Why does it feel like I've gone through a time machine?