La temporada, “the season”, has not started yet, it will start in full flow at Christmas and last, apparently till carnival time. For this reason I am taking four days off from my gruelling skedule of work and explore the east coast of Uruguay. The idea is to camp a few night, finish off the…
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Getting started in Uruguay
So, I’m in Uruguay. The landing is a bit bumpy, not the plane, that is. The plane from Buenos Aires in particular is nearly empty. What is bumpy is the money. I get out of the terminal and proceed to the first cash machine which itself not only does not give me cash with the…
Finish rest reload
Something I had not been doing for a long time I did believe I could do it and I did it. I got to Vieste and my sister in 8 days completing more than 530 miles in the scorching heat in just 8 days. The last day was a bit of a trial for several…
Milestones: 2000 Miles
Two thousand miles away from Glasgow, and still going. So here are the facts and figures for these 1000 miles. Cycling Continents: 2 (Europe, Africa) Countries: 3 (France, Spain, Morocco) Nations: 4 (France, Basque Country, Spain, Morocco) Cycled distance: 1000 miles (1609 Km) Climbing so far: 35,094 feet (10,697 m) Cycling Days: 20 Rest days: 8 Longest day:…
Milestones: 1000 Miles
So, here we are, one thousand miles away from Glasgow, that would be by bike, and not on a terribly straight line. So here are the facts and figures. Cycling Continents: 1 (Europe) Countries: 2 (United Kingdom, France) Nations: 4 (Scotland, England, Bretagne, France) Cycled distance: 1000 miles (1609 Km) Climbing so far: 21,207 feet…