{"id":3736,"date":"2026-03-22T16:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2026-03-22T20:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:22:42","slug":"lanzaventura-day-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/?p=3736","title":{"rendered":"Lanzaventura day 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In El Cotillo. Nice beachside town. Air BnB ok. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9458-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9458-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9458-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Note the lack of Bentleys out side. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After yesterday\u2019s exertions and a morbidity and mortality meeting we decided not to fight the wind . So instead of heading straight into it again we are going east to Port del  Rosario. Hopefully we will loop round and reverse original route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quick couple of cafe con leche at Bar La Lolita and we are off . Entirely at the mercy of Komoot today \u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Komoot delivered in spades with one small hiccup. Crossed the island from west to east on 90% gravel. The wind was on our shoulder. As Hugh Brennan ( or what\u2019s left of him) would say it was like a warm bath \ud83d\udec0! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3717\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9465-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9465-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9465-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3718\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9467-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9467-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9467-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Nice cycle path out of el cotillo. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We thought we were in trouble here as komoot joined two gravel sections with a questionable piece of single track. I remember a similar circumstance in Slovenia with the legend Hugh Suffern at the helm. We landed in the middle of a forest and I was for abandoning but Hugh stuck with it and we popped out into a lovely clearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3720\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9473-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3720\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3719\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9474-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3719\"\/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Tricky with loaded bike <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rewarded on the other side however <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3725\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9478-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9478-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9478-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3721\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9476-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9476-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9476-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3724\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9480-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9480-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9480-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3723\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9486-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9486-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9486-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3722\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9487-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9487-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9487-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Onwards towards the coast and a gravel track , back into the wind here. But we were soon in sight of port del rosario<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3727\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9494-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9494-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9494-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3728\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9497-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9497-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9497-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3726\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9498-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9498-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9498-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3729\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9491-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9491-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9491-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quick check in to apartment, nice but on second floor \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Togs on and down to beach for lovely swim channeling our inner Didi Baxter , that\u2019s our March done Didi \u2026 is yours ? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" data-id=\"3732\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9512-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9512-980x671.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9512-480x329.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" data-id=\"3731\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9508-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9508-980x677.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9508-480x332.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3730\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9514-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3730\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"3733\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d58ca48d-fed9-4570-bc1e-26709106ffa2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d58ca48d-fed9-4570-bc1e-26709106ffa2-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d58ca48d-fed9-4570-bc1e-26709106ffa2-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea6Green <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ass =0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9516-805x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3734\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In El Cotillo. Nice beachside town. Air BnB ok. After yesterday\u2019s exertions and a morbidity and mortality meeting we decided not to fight the wind . So instead of heading straight into it again we are going east to Port del Rosario. Hopefully we will loop round and reverse original route. 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