To Packraft the Rio Coco – A Crazy Idea?
Or, A Poco Loco on the Coco? The idea: To packraft down a river somewhere in central America. We had the packrafts, so that just left a river to find.…
Off with the Bikes – Chicken Buses and Packrafting Somoto Canyon
El Salvador is a small country, and we were not there long. Of course, I have stories to tell… of drunk teenager thieves and trying to wake a deaf and…
A New Beginning – South to Nevada
Already it feels like a trip of two halves. Before Boise. And after. This is how the second part of the trip is shaping up. 680km and 10 days since…
Taming of the Wilderness – The Icefields Parkway
The first rest day since arriving back on the mainland was at Bridge Lake. Thanks to welcoming hosts, we had the luxury of a shower and use of the washing…
The Chilcotin Highway
Two nights and a day of rain after leaving Port Hardy on Vancouver Island and we disembarked the ferry at Bella Coola. The journey had taken us along the Discovery…
The Three Amigos
So today was the cycle from Sancti Spiritus to Trinidad. This, I decided very early on was going to be a good day – and so it has proved to be.…
To Sancti Spiritus…
Extract straight from my journal, 25th April 2008 Another Plaza, another bench Once again, sitting and chilling in another plaza – La Plaza Maceo in Sancti Spiritus this time. I…
To Remedios…
Extract, as I wrote in my journal, for 24th April. Santa Clara to Remedios Today I cycled from Santa Clara to here in Remedios. Up early for some pics of…
What Bandits?
Warning: Bandidos Back on my first day in Cuba, I was conversing with a sympathetic Havana taxi-driver. In my rusty Spanish I explained that I was going to spend the…
Bus, Sweat and…Shrimp?
To the Bus Terminal Having stocked up on pesos (was slightly concerned my credit card may not work but needn’t have worried) and fruit I cycled to the bus terminal…