GUATEMALA: DETAILED ROUTE INFORMATION
Since we are getting a little more off the beaten path we thought it would be useful to provide detailed travel information for anyone else interested in our route along with information on where we stayed and what we recommend. Please let us know if there is additional information you’d like to see on the …. Read More
THE TRAIL BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES
Where the Careterra Austral (CA) ends at Villa O’Higgins there is no more road. To get to Argentina one must take a ferry across Lago O’Higgins then traverse a road that turns into a trail for 12 or so more km’s crossing the Chilean-Argentinian broader to arrive at Lago Desierto where you can take another ferry. (Alternatively …. Read More
DOWN FOR A MONTH
We think our decision to jump ahead and study for a month in Guatemala was a good one. Although not fluent, we are a little more at ease with the Spanish language and can at least converse with people a bit more and definitely understand a lot more. “Poco a Poco” has become a common …. Read More
CARRETERA AUSTRAL
The Carretera Austral (CA) in Northern Patagonia on the Chilean side is known in the America’s cycling circuit as one of the top dirt rides. The CA is over 1,200 km’s with most of it being ripio (gravel/washboard) that starts in Puerto Montt and ‘dead ends’ at the town of Villa O’Higgins. We skipped ahead from La Paz, Bolivia missing …. Read More
THE WHIRLWIND OF PANAMA
POSTED IN: CENTRAL AMERICA, FEATURED, PANAMA, POSTS BY MIKE, UPDATES Not overly extensive in its’ cycle lanes, Panama city had a wonderful path along the Malecon from Old Town to new town! We didn’t leave ourselves much time for Panama trying to max out our time in Costa Rica and then make our flight home for Christmas. Needless to say …. Read More
COLOMBIA
“The only risk is wanting to stay” is touted as Colombia’s new slogan for tourism after years of internal conflict that veered tourists away. In recent years there has been a significant increase in tourists in Colombia and rightfully so as this country has a lot to offer. Vast changes in landscapes from the Caribbean …. Read More
REFLECTIONS OF OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE BARTOLA BASE CAMP
We really wanted to spend some time on the Río San Juan, which is known as a biological hotspot that runs from Lago Nicaragua and drains into the Caribbean and was once proposed to be the original location of the TransOcean (or ‘Panama’) canal. Having stored our bikes at a hotel in San Carlos we …. Read More
THAT’S IT, WE ARE SENDING EVERYTHING HOME
“We are sending everything home” Mike said to me on our arrival across the Mexican border in Tecate as we opted for a cheap hotel and passed out on the bed. The 92 km ride form La Jolla, California to Tecate, Mexico wasn’t that big of a deal it was the hills that did us …. Read More
%$^& THE DEATH ROAD … WE RODE EL CHORO
Mike and I arrived at the Casa de Ciclistas in La Paz after a hairy entrance through the outskirt town of El Alto and a seamless coast down the “Autopista” (freeway) to find our friends Billy, Simon and Olivia who we met in Cusco, Dave from the UK and Kurt from the States. As one does we …. Read More
CHRISTMAS IN CUSCO
Christmas away from home is always hard, you miss time with family, friends, and age old traditions. But having Skype to stay connected to loved ones makes it easier and so does being surrounded by new, like minded friends, good food and new traditions. This past Christmas we shared with 30 some other travelers and …. Read More