Distance: 110.92 km Ride time: 5:10:24 Average: 21.44 km/h Max speed: 52.18 km/h Total: 30840 km I was somewhat nervous as I left Trujillo and continued cycling up the Panamerican highway. I would be passing the town of Paijan which has a very bad reputation in cycling circles. On the internet you will find several [ Read More ]
It was on a cold October morning in 2010 that I left my home in Copenhagen, Denmark and started to cycle south. This is a selection of 25 special places and moments I captured with my camera along the way. #1 Wroclaw Bridge It’s a tradition that young couples put a lock on this [ Read More ]
Distance: 71.92 km Ride time: 3:59:42 Average: 18.00 km/h Max speed: 46.07 km/h Total: 30729 km Trujillo has a bad reputation safety wise, but I felt comfortable enough as I cycled into this first major city in Northern Peru. The only thing was that it was easy to get lost: Normally every town is arranged [ Read More ]
Distance: 70.50 km Ride time: 3:48:34 Average: 18.50 km/h Max speed: 55.34 km/h Total: 30657 km The changing landscapes here on the Panamerican Highway continue to amaze me. At one point you are cycling through rice fields that would make you think you are in Asia. Then 20 kilometers further up the road you are [ Read More ]
Distance: 120.91 km Ride time: 6:01:54 Average: 20.04 km/h Max speed: 65.19 km/h Total: 30587 km Yesterday afternoon I had already enjoyed 60 km of steep downhill cycling. Today started with another 20 km of rolling before I reached the coast and had to start pedalling again. I had certainly not regretted making the side [ Read More ]
Distance: 96.39 km Ride time: 5:39:32 Average: 17.03 km/h Max speed: 52.69 km/h Total: 30466 km Coming to Huaraz had been a spontaneous decision, but now it was time to head down to the Pacific Ocean again. Before the the long descend there was one final obstacle to overcome – the climb up to Abra [ Read More ]
I don’t do these hostel tours very often, but it turned out that if I wanted to do the hike to Laguna 69 independently the price for the public transport would almost be the same as with the tour. And so, an early morning I boarded a tourist bus headed for the mountains. In the [ Read More ]
Just a little walk around Huaraz on a day that was otherwise mostly spent relaxing at the hostel after the hard ride to get here.
Distance: 39.57 km Ride time: 1:59:25 Average: 19.88 km/h Max speed: 48.86 km/h Total: 30370 km After a storm comes the calm, and after a climb comes the descend. It was an easy day rolling the 39 km down into Huaraz at 3000 m. And just as well, I was much in need of an [ Read More ]
Distance: 84.60 km Ride time: 7:20:38 Average: 11.52 km/h Max speed: 52.18 km/h Total: 30330 km I woke up to the sun making it’s way across the valley where I had spent the night. I hadn’t bothered putting up my tent last night – full panorama view from my 5 million star hotel, including a [ Read More ]
