We arrived in Granada rather late. We went out for dinner with a girl from Corn Island who made for quite some contrast to a couple of tired cyclist with her lively manner. The next day was spent with only little time in the saddle. Since i couldn’t be bothered to explore the town on… Continue reading Granada y Isla Ometepe
Category: travel
Honduras
It was a short ride to the border with Honduras, where we met some truck drivers while stopping for lunch. It was a sunday and the majority was already waiting since Friday evening for the banks to open again on monday, as they have to pay taxes and in between Friday afternoon and monday morning no border crossing… Continue reading Honduras
Ruta de las flores towards the pacific
After cycling towards the el salvadorian border for the second time, i also passed that point where the freewheel hub body stopped working some weeks earlier. A little bit later i found myself in the pleasant little town of Jalpatagua, where i spent the night before crossing the border to El Salvador the next day.… Continue reading Ruta de las flores towards the pacific
Pan Am racing team
My hands were pretty shaken because of the cobbled streets until i reached the paved road at the city limits of Antigua. The road then slowly wound its way over the surrounding mountains before it went mostly downhill towards Lago Amatitlan. Less famous than his cousin to the east and with not quite as spectacular… Continue reading Pan Am racing team
Coban to Totonicapan
The department of Alta Verapaz is famous for its coffee and as i was getting closer to its capital, more and more hills were covered with plantations. I stayed at the la paz hotel, a nice guesthouse in a tranquil part of town not far from the city center. Just next door was a cafeteria… Continue reading Coban to Totonicapan
Rough roads and beautiful valleys
It was a pleasant ride to El Estor but there the asphalt ended and it was dirt roads from then on. But the challenging part was yet to come. From Panzos the road was mingled with rocks sticking out and it was a tough time going uphill in the heat. It took me the whole… Continue reading Rough roads and beautiful valleys
Belize roundup
After Hopkins i decided on a small side trip off the southern highway towards Placencia. Along a small strip of land that became highly popular with the better off belizean people as well as people from abroad looking for a property closer to the sun. Most of the buildings are just ridiculous, rather a palace… Continue reading Belize roundup
the hummingbird highway
i took the boat at eight o’clock back over the lagoon. the one after most of the people left to go about their daily business and there was enough room for the bike. after getting back to the main road i made my way to the belize city bypass as i try to avoid bigger… Continue reading the hummingbird highway
tulum
i made a stop at a bicycle shop before leaving town. everything took a little longer and so it was past noon when i left cancun. the heat was only sometimes mellowed by a passing cloud. but once you start to ride, the breeze takes of the edge. it wasn’t a pleasant ride along the… Continue reading tulum
back to berlin
i stayed in my hometown for about a week and had a couple of drinks with friends before i started the last leg back to berlin. i didn’t do much research about the long distance cycling infrastructure within germany before i started this trip three years ago, back then my gaze was already fixed on… Continue reading back to berlin