Distance: 71.8 km Ride time: 5:30:47 Average: 13.0 km/h Max speed: 50.0 km/h Total: 36694 km Being in the mountains of Guatemala very much feels like being back in South America. The concept of a flat road doesn’t really exist here. It is either up or down, and today mostly up. A big climb from [ Read More ]
Distance: 107.8 km Ride time: 5:54:56 Average: 18.2 km/h Max speed: 58.7 km/h Total: 36621 km As I left Juan Carlos’ house in the morning I only had a few kilometers to cycle before making a right turn away from the Panamerican Highway. Since my new plan includes visiting Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula in [ Read More ]
My prediction that my stay in Guatemala City would be something to remember certainly turned out to be true! First of all, just staying in Juan Carlos’ beautiful house was a pleasure in itself. My room was like a 5 star hotel room – very much the other end of the scale compared to the [ Read More ]
Distance: 116.7 km Ride time: 7:11:57 Average: 16.2 km/h Max speed: 52.2 km/h Total: 36499 km I had been in contact with long time supporter and follower of the trip Juan Carlos TG9AJR who had invited me to stay in his home in Guatemala City. Yesterday I told Juan Carlos that I would try to [ Read More ]
Distance: 91.7 km Ride time: 4:47:50 Average: 19.1 km/h Max speed: 51.5 km/h Total: 36380 km Juan Carlos had considered joining me for the day’s cycling from San Salvador to Ahuachapan, but in the end he had a job interview so couldn’t make it. We did however meet up for breakfast, enjoying some of the [ Read More ]
Distance: 62.2 km Ride time: 3:49:25 Average: 16.3 km/h Max speed: 51.8 km/h Total: 36287 km Having been on the road for 7 days straight, I was beginning to look forward to a break. San Salvador looked like a good spot to spend a few days. Before arriving there was a few more mountains to [ Read More ]
Distance: 62.2 km Ride time: 3:49:25 Average: 16.3 km/h Max speed: 51.8 km/h Total: 36223 km I’m still traveling in the rainy season here in Central America. Usually it is not a problem with just a single shower in the afternoon. And there are still days like today with the sun shining all day. After [ Read More ]
Distance: 111.1 km Ride time: 6:16:30 Average: 17.7 km/h Max speed: 46.8 km/h Total: 36144 km I had read in another cycling blog about Honduras that you could hear machine gun fire all night from your hotel room. I had a quick listen before going to bed, but all was quiet in San Lorenzo. In [ Read More ]
Distance: 86.5 km Ride time: 4:35:36 Average: 18.8 km/h Max speed: 42.5 km/h Total: 36032 km I had packed my bicycle and was ready to leave my small hotel in the morning as I spotted two other cyclists also about to leave the same hotel. Somehow we had missed each other last night, but this [ Read More ]
Distance: 111.9 km Ride time: 5:12:59 Average: 21.5 km/h Max speed: 56.9 km/h Total: 35944 km I was expecting another super hot day as I left Leon and headed inland. And heat was what I got. As usual I was surrounded by volcanoes. Today my view the right consisted of Volcan San Cristobal – a [ Read More ]
