Small wheels in a big world
Thursday January 26, 2012, 85 km (53 miles) – Total so far: 1,081 km (672 miles)
The great adventure Panama City was waiting for us today. We already heard and read from other cyclists, that entering the city by bike is not without dangers but an absolutely unforgettable thing.
„Nueva Gorgona-Panama city: Concrete jungle here we come“ weiterlesen
Wednesday January 25, 2012
We slept till 9.30am, and got a little breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards we took a walk to the beach wich isn`t very attractive here.
!–more–>The only thing that was really fascinating were the birds that tried to steal some fish from the returning boats of the fishermen. You can buy fish here directly from the boat if you like.
We watched the scene for a while and as it was fucking hot, we decided to spend the rest of the day in the hotel pool.
It wasn`t exactly clean, but with enough heat you can easily ignore some facts!As the supermarket was closed, we had to eat our last reserves,a really nice dinner as you can see on the picture!!
Tuesday January 24, 2012, 115 km (71 miles) – Total so far: 996 km (619 miles)
Again the Panamericana. We cycled about 20 km and flat tire number three occured at my wife`s bike. I really don`t know why she is so upset every time, because the one who has to fix it is poor Gerardo.
Fortunately she noticed it, when we were buying some stuff at a supermarket just on the roadside, and I decided to fix it right there because here they offered a very important thing: Shadow!! It didm`t take me so long because I just changed the tube and on we went.
„Aguadulce-Nueva Gorgona: Flat tire,accident and robbery at the local supermarket“ weiterlesen
Monday January 23, 2012, 75 km (47 miles) – Total so far: 881 km (547 miles)
Surprise, surprise! As we were ready to cycle on, my wife`s bike again had a flat tire. Nothing to do against it, we had to stay and I first fixed that damned tire again. Two flat tires in two days? She was kind of freakin`but man – shit happens, you got to stay cool. No problem, we just got on the road half past eight instead of seven. A little bit more sun-that`s all.
Sunday January 22, 2012
It was so good to sleep after he tough ride yesterday. Time to clean and check the bikes. My wife`s bike had a flat tire, Iguess it came from cycling on the shoulders yesterday, there was a lot of glass and other dirt.
Saturday January 21, 2012, 120 km (75 miles) – Total so far: 806 km (501 miles)
A long stretch without any accomodation possibility, so we already started in the dark at 6am. The early mornings provide you with fresh air and it`s hard to believe how hot it gets during the day. As soon as we reached the main road (still the Panamericana) the road began to climb up into the mountains.
Friday January 20, 2012, 98 km (61 miles) – Total so far: 686 km (426 miles)
We`ve been on the road at 7am. There wasn`t too much traffic and not too much climbs,( they call them „lomos“ here ) this morning, so we took it easy looking for a possibility to have breakfast. As it was early, everything was still closed and we ate some cookies to have someting in our stomach.
Thursday January 19, 2012, 71 km (44 miles) – Total so far: 588 km (365 miles)
Wednesday January 18, 2012, 75 km (47 miles) – Total so far: 517 km (321 miles)
It wasn`t really hard to say good-bye to Almirante, and so we got back on the road very early heading for Punta Peña. The road continued like it ended yesterday, with constantly and often steep climbs. In between, we met two german girls also biking and they were going just the other direction towards Boca de Toros.
Tuesday January 17, 2012, 90 km (56 miles) – Total so far: 442 km (275 miles)
The way to the border was dominated by huge banana plantationes. Incredible how much man power is still involved in the harvest of the fruits. We passed many factories which mainly give a good impression of how hard that work is.Moving the fruits after picking them, packing and loading them – everything handmade.
„Puerto Viejo to Almirante: Crossing the border to Panama“ weiterlesen