Epilogue, or: Ruminations on a journey
After almost 14,000 sometimes brutally physical kilometres of cycling had been completed, my back ‘went’ as I bent over to pick something up in the hostel in Santa Marta. I’m […]
17. ‘The Last Prime’
Plans are subject to change. Small and big. Of the former; in Cali I had decided I wanted to have a crack at the ‘longest climb in world cycling’, Alto […]
16. Ciclismo, Futbol & Rumba!
Pasto – Chachagui Rolled out of town after the Colombia game at four in the evening. Only 2 hours to sunset but I wasn’t going far, just chipping 30km off […]
15. Quito and beyond
Quito The time in Quito was among the most fun and hardest boozing of the trip. Myself and a Kiwi lad Ben got jobs in ´The Secret Garden´hostel and took […]
14. Back on it
Piura (Peru) – Macara (Ecuador) I spent the day after the robbery wandering around the city of Piura buying a few bits and bobs and also fixing up the bike. […]
13. ‘It won’t happen to me’
This is the 2nd post on my blog almost devoid of photos. Read on to see why if you are bothered. Lima- Trujillo The road from Lima north to my […]
12. River deep, mountain high
Lots of climbing, AK47 skills, Holy Week, hot springs, high altitude boozing with new friends and a bit of dodgy plumbing. The title sums up the yo-yoing I’ve been doing […]
11. The rocky road to Machu Picchu
In this episode: drunken highwaymen, rough roads, wild dogs, The Fear, landslides and more lost clothing. By the time I left Puno I’d decided to try some more dirt road […]
10. Escape from Northern Bolivia
The few photos in this post have a funny perspective from being taken through the eye of a fish (my GoPro) instead of my poor little Canon. Read on to […]
9. Rough Ride- Southern Bolivia
The first preconception of Bolivia was quashed as I crossed the river into Villazon. The Lonely Planet had advised readers in its knowing tone that they should stay the night […]
