{"id":3806,"date":"2026-03-25T17:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:21:11","slug":"lanzaventura-day-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/?p=3806","title":{"rendered":"Lanzaventura day 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Was again supposed to have been an easy day .Fail. 25 km turned into 60 \ud83e\udd2a. On the upside met Cahill Mcgreevy who was billeted in playa Blanca. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3789\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9637-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3789\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3793\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9641-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9641-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9641-480x360.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\">Hunting for gravel <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3791\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9639-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3791\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3792\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9643-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9643-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9643-480x360.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=\"3790\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9645-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9645-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9645-480x360.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\">Zona militar <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The el golfo loop through the \u201cclosed road \u201c was beautiful and we revisited the black beach\ud83d\ude0d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped 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srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9650-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9650-480x360.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\">El golfo <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3796\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9649-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9649-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9649-480x360.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=\"3794\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9651-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9651-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9651-480x360.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=\"3800\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9653-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9653-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9653-480x360.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=\"3797\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9654-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9654-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9654-480x360.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=\"3799\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9657-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9657-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9657-480x360.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\">The black beach <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3801\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9660-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9660-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9660-480x360.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>We then started to pick our way back to Playa Blanca trying to find as much gravel as we could . Eventually gave up as so much muck. Cahill knew a route however and was going well until we hit a single 30ft piece of mud. What made it worse was that it was the last 39 ft of gravel before we hit the road again. Bikes were destroyed, caked with thick clay. Messed around for over an hour trying to find a hose. Ended up at a garage using fresh drinking water dispenser . Got a puncture which miraculously cured itself when re inflated.  Too late for lunch so left Cahill and headed back to Yaiza for Tapas. Just in time to watch a fashion shoot outside the bar. <\/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=\"3802\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9671-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9671-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9671-480x360.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\">Cahill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3805\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9670-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9670-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9670-480x360.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\">Dubious gravel <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3803\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9669-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9669-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9669-480x360.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\">Pot hole Lanza style NMDDC eat your heart out. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3804\" src=\"https:\/\/notthesundayrun.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_9672-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3804\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tasty coke ( with fashion shoot outside) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow we head for Haria for two days so back on gravel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASS 1 + <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea6\u2618\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was again supposed to have been an easy day .Fail. 25 km turned into 60 \ud83e\udd2a. On the upside met Cahill Mcgreevy who was billeted in playa Blanca. The el golfo loop through the \u201cclosed road \u201c was beautiful and we revisited the black beach\ud83d\ude0d. 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