Day 53 Benicassim - Valencia 85 km

What stressed me today at some point was the heat in the sun, I am not yet so accustomed. Since also the sunscreen does not help, the wind (pleasant to strong headwind today) veils the whole only. Anyway, since it was not so far today it was not so problematic, but for the next few weeks I have to come up with something. Shadow is given rather less, maybe white or lighter clothing would bring an effect? Let's wait and see, normally I get along with it after one or two days. When I was walking in the city this evening, I had to sit in the shade and cool down. Otherwise I feel amazingly well, despite the strain. Almost all aches and pains are no longer acute (well, the sole of the foot, but that's getting better), a little homesickness is there, but considering age and stress, I'm actually Tiptop. Even 5 years ago this would have been unthinkable. I think a little slimmer I have also become, at least I no longer eat these rough quantities, I buy them, but after half i feel no longer hungry. Feeling full? I haven't known that for a long time. The stomach has probably also shrunk again, which I became painfully aware of today when I drank a fruit juice left over from last night, 1 L, during the first break. As I continued to drive I suddenly got slight shortness of breath and this was followed by a panic attack. Calm down, is not the first panic attack in my life. Pulse checked, normal, also no dizziness, thoughts focused and reflect, calmly drove on. It was quickly clear to me that my breathing is probably hindered by the diaphragm and the full stomach. And then it came, the liberating burp, after that I felt better, room to breathe again, so also mentally come down again and continue. Another side effect of losing weight? Other than all the clothes not fitting anymore? My right flank hurts, sometimes. Rib cage and liver. Why? Well, I'm not 20 years old anymore and the ligaments that hold the liver aren't either, they're a bit worn out. So it always hurts a little bit. All no drama and also not cancer like doctor Google suggests gladly. What else is there to report? Spain has great bike paths or side road system. Today I have been a good 90% on relatively untraveled roads or bike paths on the road. Compared to Italy? The cities are much less hectic, the roads much wider and much better. They have done a lot right here in recent years (or always?). Well, there is also more space here. But between the big cities of Naples/Palermo or Zaragoza/Valencia, the Italian cities are clearly losing from a cyclist's point of view. German cities can also learn from this, not only in terms of cycling infrastructure, but also in terms of the behavior of road users. Otherwise, I have to redesign my homepage a bit, I have used too much memory, which means I will now use fewer images with lower quality, I may also have to rework the older blogs. Because I have to store some items and save some data I will stay here in Valencia for 3 nights. Also because it is the third largest city in Spain, much to see and nice big bike paths. So that was it for today, in this sense good night and Putin, how about peace?

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