https://sam-molyneux.com/blog All posts - bikepacking and technical writing https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/highlights_spain_france_south_downs Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A gallery of the photos I've done some editing to from this section of the trip. https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/portsmouth_to_reigate Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Slightly surreal day in the South of England https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/la_rochelle_to_caen Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Three days and 450km through countryside with a ferry booking to motivate https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/la_rochelle Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A morning in La Rochelle between some big cycling days in France https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/getaria_to_la_rochelle Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Into the land of croissants https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/getaria Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Basque fishing village, home of the first man to sail around the world https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/madrid_to_getaria Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Away from Madrid through La Rioja and to the Basque coast https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/madrid Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Wandering the streets, architecture and bars of the capital before heading north https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/toledo_to_madrid Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A fast, flat day into Madrid https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/toledo Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A short stop in Toledo before heading north https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/cordoba_to_toledo Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From Córdoba into Don Quixote country https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/cordoba Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A new favourite city https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/granada_to_cordoba Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Following the Camino Mozarabe de Santiago to Cordoba https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/granada_and_sierra_nevada Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Granada + skiing in the Sierra Nevada https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/malaga_to_granada Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Empty gravel track through Parque Natural de Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama https://sam-molyneux.com/tech/claude_mythos_system_card Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A first read of an Anthropic System Card https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/ronda_to_malaga Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A bit of a head wind and fun descents through the Sierra Nieves https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/ronda Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Semana Santa in Ronda https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/cadiz_to_ronda Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Through Parque Natural Los Alcornocales to Ronda https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/cadiz_part_two Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Lots of sunsets https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/cadiz_part_one Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 First few days in Cadiz https://sam-molyneux.com/tech/coding_march_2026 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A snapshot of my development setup https://sam-molyneux.com/tech/human_json Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Adding a human.json file to the site https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/tarifa_to_cadiz Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Euro Velo 8 along the Costa de la Luz https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/tangier_and_morocco_reflections Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Including a map https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/tetouan_to_tangier Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Last day of riding in Morocco https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/tetouan Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chefchaouen's underrated white washed counterpart https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/chefchaouen_to_tetouan Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Rain in the high mountains out of Chefchaouen followed by clear skies on the coast, with some mechanicals to keep things exciting. https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/chefchaouen Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Incredible but conspicuously on the tourist route https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/fes_to_chefchaouen Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Rain and mechanical issues balanced with stunning views into Chefchaouen https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/fes Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A day wandering the medina https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/el_jadida_to_fes Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Through farmland to Fes under dense, low cloud https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/el_jadida Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 El Jadida 'Portugese city' and market https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/essaouira_to_el_jadida Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Along the coast to El Jadida via Safi https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/essaouira_part_three Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 More of Essaouira https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/essaouira_part_two Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Just cats https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/essaouira-part-one Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The first couple of weeks in Essaouira https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/tamraght_to_essaouira Tue, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Through some more mountains and up the coast to Essaouira via Imsouane https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/tamraght_and_taghazout Tue, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A stay at the aptly named 'Chill Surfer hostel' https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/tafraout_to_tamraght Tue, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Three days of great cycling (mostly) back towards the coast. https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/tafraout Tue, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A rest day exploring Tafraout https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/sidi_ifni_to_tafraout Tue, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Climbing inland from Sidi Ifni to Tafraout https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/sidi_ifni Tue, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A full rest day in the southern surf town https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/agadir_to_sidi_ifni Tue, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Cycling along the coast from Agadir to Sidi Ifni https://sam-molyneux.com/bikepacking/agadir Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 My first stop in Morocco and thus my first blog post