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Pleasurable cycle in the Empuriabrava area.

Friday, 5 September @ 09:30 - 17:00
Sept’25 Friday 5th Organisers: – Chris and Jackie Brown
Time to Meet: 09:30hrs – coffee available at El Timoner café 100m from the meeting point.
Time to Cycle Off: 10:00 – to allow for a leisurely ride with stops and return for lunch at 13:00
Meeting Place: Avinguda Fages de Climent, Empuriabrava (near the large white building with the control tower)
Directions to Meeting Place: Take the C260 towards Empuriabrava, turn right at the Mercadona roundabout onto

Avinguda de la Tramontana, take the left lane to continue straight on to Avinguda de la

Republica Catalana, go straight across the first roundabout and then at the second

roundabout turn left (3 rd exit) onto Avinguda Fages de Climent. The meeting point is 400m

along the road, there is plenty of on road parking.

URL of meet place Google maps 42.248637, 3.129940. What3Words- apply.plenty.nagging
Difficulty/Length: Level  2   (due to 2km stretch of main road)                   Km    30           
Route Description: Nice flat cycle ride, 30km mainly good gravelled tracks and minor roads. One unavoidable

2km section of good main road. 2 short (100m) inclines (bridge and river crossing ramp).

Set off from meeting point to beach front and then cycle track alongside the Muga River,

following minor roads and tracks through nice countryside, rice paddy fields and orchards

to St Pere Pescador. Coffee stop. Leave Sant Pere Pescador through orchards onto GIV-

6216 road for 2kms (about 9 minutes) then tracks through the Parc Naturel Reserve de

Aiguamolls back to the Muga river and along the beachfront back to the start point. Lunch at La Ola restaurant at 13:00

Meal Venue / Price

La Ola Restaurant (Carrer Poblat Tipic-Gregal, 150m from the meet point).
Menu del Dia €21.00 for 3 courses including water. Coffee and other drinks to be paid for separately.
Please state your Menu choices:-
THROUGH THE WEBSITE FACILITY ON THE EVENT SIGN IN PAGE.

You can do this when you originally sign in OR add the information at a later date by going back into the event, writing your choices and selecting UPDATE
chrisbrown1963@gmail.com by 25.08.25
AFTER THIS DATE YOUR MEAL WIL BE ORDERED, PLEASE ENSURE YOU NOTIFY CHRIS OF ANY CANCELLATION BEFORE 25.08.25

Lunch Menu

Starter

  A     Carpaccio of Salmon with Lime, Olive Oil and Espelette Pepper
  B     Carpaccio of Beef with Parmesan
C     Wild Boar terrine, traditional production
D     Mixed Goats Cheese salad and Honey
E      Océan Salad with Prawns, Salmon and Orange
F      Smoked Herring fillet with warm Potatoes
G      Mushrooms ravioli, forest mushrooms
H     Rock Fish soup, grated Cheese and bread toast
I       Pumpkin Velouté, crispy smoked Bacon

Main Course

   1       Squid plancha, Garlic sauce and Parsley
   2      Grilled Salmon fillet, sauce with Cream and Seek
   3       Grilled Cod fillet, green Basil sauce
   4       Leg of Chicken boneless with Honey and Citrus sauce
    5       Grilled Beef Entrecote with black Pepper sauce (+2,00€ supp)
    6      Traditional Beef tartar prepared with condiments
     7      Scrambled Eggs with Mushrooms and Parsley
     8      Fresh Tagliatelles with Prawns and Salmon, Shellfish cream sauce

Desserts

   K   Carpaccio of Pineapple
    L   Duo of French Cheese (Brie, Cantal)
   M   Baba au Rhum (Rum cake)
   N    Puff pastry Apple Pie, Vanilla ice cream
   O – Waffle with Sugar, Chocolate, Chantilly
   P – Ile flottante (Vanilla cream)
   Q – Dark Chocolate Mousse
   R – Ice cream and Sorbet – (Vanilla, Chocolate, Coffee, Strawberry, Pistachio, Rum-Raisin, Mint, Lemon, Tangerine, Coconut, Pineapple, Mango, Blackcurrant)

Book By: Wednesday 3rd September
Any Additional Information: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN SPARE INNER TUBES & BASIC PERSONAL 1st AID KIT
Mobile for Event: Mobile for day of event   +44 7855 755862      Please add to you mobile contacts
CANCELLATION: If the cycle has to be cancelled for any reason, including bad weather, you will receive an email & there will be a CANCELLATION NOTICE highlighted on the Events Page by 8am on the morning of the cycle. If in doubt please ring the organiser between 8am and 9am.

Details

Date:
Friday, 5 September
Time:
09:30 - 17:00
Event Categories:
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Organisers

Chris Brown
Jackie Brown
Roger Creed

Other

Meal information
La Ola Restaurant (Carrer Poblat Tipic-Gregal, see details in main info.
Meal venue URL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TQzZEmfgVjnyUnBw7
Contact phone number
  +44 7855 755862

Venue

Empuriabrava

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Cancellation: If the event has to be cancelled for any reason you will receive an email & there will be a cancellation notice on the U3A website by 8 am on the morning of the event.

Attendance: 25 / 25