Day 3 - Benicàssim, Spain to Benicarlò, Spain

June 23, 2026Sarah

June 23, 2026 - biked 74 km (46 mi) - biked 189 km (118 mi) total

Who is Beni? Why does he have two towns named after him?

Toughest day yet with an unexpected huge gravel climb, intense sun. If that wasn’t enough, David made sure I did several small hikes to see ruins and walks to the beach throughout the day. But we did stuff our faces with chicken, salmon sandwiches, fries and soda.

This day happened to be a holiday, St. John the Baptist nativity day, where it is celebrated with a bonfire and fireworks at midnight.

A lot of the day was on an old rail grade with amazing cool tunnels and cutouts.

This tunnel felt like A/C. It was amazing.

Emergency snack.

Hot.

Castle town here we come!

Campsite. No mosquitos.

Beach sunset walk. The festival fireworks were at midnight and we could not keep our eyes open to see them.

Dinner time!