Distance: 92.38 km Ride time: 4:26:35 Average: 20.79 km/h Max speed: 43.05 km/h Total: 34902 km I didn’t have many expectations when I arrived in Panama but I have very much been positively surprised. The people are as friendly as in Colombia, and there is so much diversity – from the sky scrapers in Panama [ Read More ]
Having hiked all night towards the summit of Volcan Baru, an extra rest day was certainly in order once we returned to the Bamboo Hostel in David. I like this place with it’s tropical garden, swimming pool, and associated tropical animals and birds walking around. The mornings here are hot and clear, but as we [ Read More ]
I had convinced Mariana that climbing Volcan Baru would be a real adventure, so one morning we were catching the bus to the mountain village of Boquete. Boquete in itself is a charming place with an alternative feeling to it. Many tourists stop by, and a large number of foreigners have even settled here. We [ Read More ]
Distance: 37.73 km Ride time: 2:20:25 Average: 16.12 km/h Max speed: 51.68 km/h Total: 34810 km Normally I would choose hot weather over cold weather anytime, but after suffering through another hot and steamy night in my tent I concluded that I had slept much better in minus degrees at the Altiplano. The humidity and [ Read More ]
Distance: 115.60 km Ride time: 7:19:40 Average: 15.77 km/h Max speed: 55.34 km/h Total: 34772 km I knew I would be heading into more remote parts of Panama today and I was excited about what I would find there. Well, first of all a number of steep climbs to begin the day with. Luckily I [ Read More ]
Distance: 106.22 km Ride time: 5:17:30 Average: 20.07 km/h Max speed: 47.56 km/h Total: 34656 km The weather went from hot and dry to hot and humid, and the landscape from flat to hilly – all resulting in a more challenging day than yesterday. There was still plenty of gas stations, restaurants, and supermarket at [ Read More ]
Distance: 103.16 km Ride time: 4:53:41 Average: 21.07 km/h Max speed: 48.42 km/h Total: 34550 km If the first thing you do in the morning is to open the door and go for a swim in the Pacific ocean, how can it not be a great day? After the morning dip and a home made [ Read More ]
Distance: 100.97 km Ride time: 5:23:37 Average: 18.72 km/h Max speed: 55.84 km/h Total: 34447 km Leaving Panama City I would be crossing the famous canal over the Puente de las Americas. I was spending a while standing on the bridge thinking how fascinating it is that the ships are be able to cross over [ Read More ]
Even though I just got back on the bike after my long break in Cartagena I thought I would take a day off in Panama City to check out the surroundings. Yesterday I had been following the Panama Canal in the distance almost the whole day. Today I went down for a closer look. Unfortunately [ Read More ]
Distance: 87.30 km Ride time: 4:29:38 Average: 19.42 km/h Max speed: 51.68 km/h Total: 34346 km Last night when I left the ferry and cycled through the streets of Colon I thought it was a pretty sketchy place – it probably has something to do with the fact that I don’t normally cycle at night, [ Read More ]
