Le Boulou – Montagut
The day started out with a nice and steady 10 km long climb into the foothills of the Pyrenees south of Le Boulou. Just after getting to the top, I crossed into Spain and descended towards Figueres, for probably the first time on my whole trip, I had a proper tailwind.
![My bike inbetween two farm houses in the country side. A foresty hill in the background.](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/05/PXL_20220508_144104286-1-1-scaled-150x112@0.jpg)
In Figueres, I turned west to visit some friends staying in the countryside. Going up and down shorter but steeper climbs, I noticed that my legs were pretty spent and that I could probably use more than one rest day. So for the next few days, I’ll be staying with my dear friends Maria, Sara, and Jessica; admiring the gorgeous landscape, and enjoying the absolute quietness in rural Catalonia.
![A road in the foreground and snow-covered Pyrenean peaks in tha background](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/05/PXL_20220508_121109548-scaled-150x199@0.jpg)
![My bike propped up against a stop sign, dark rain clouds in the background](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/05/PXL_20220508_105714636-scaled-150x199@0.jpg)
![Map of my ride from La Boulou to Montagut](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-09-at-17.45.22-150x115@0.png)
Even though I was riding into pretty grim looking rain clouds and many of the roads were wet, I stayed dry and arrived at the farm early in the afternoon.
![A tree trunk with a red heart painted on](https://www.alexandergoller.com/uploads/r/2022/05/PXL_20220508_125807450-scaled-150x199@0.jpg)