(April 12 – written by Dave) We’ve been off the bikes since the 1st of April and expected today to be hard on stiff old legs.  And it may have been had we not been riding in crazy city traffic for the first 14k.  We were both so focused on cars to left, bikes to … Continue reading Back in the saddle – Cartagena to Cruz Del Vizo (55k/13,611k)

(April 11 – written by Dave) Nearly every country or region that we visit has some sort of local food specialty.  There were the fish tacos in Baja, the cinnamon rolls in the Alcan Highway roadhouses, the oyster omelettes from Bay Center Washington – the list goes on. Well here in Cartagena (and perhaps in … Continue reading The humble Pan Blandito Colombiano

(April 10 – written by Dave) We’ve settled into Cartagena and are liking what we see. First a bit of history.  Cartagena was founded by the Spanish in 1533.  In its heyday it was arguably the most important port in the Americas for Spain.  It was used to funnel mineral wealth from the inland of … Continue reading Cartagena in brief

(April 8 – written by Nancy) Well, we have arrived on the last continent for this trip!  Now, we just have about 13,000 kilometers to get to the bottom of South America... We had a pretty lucky day today with the flight to Cartagena going off without a hitch.  Our taxi arrived fifteen minutes early … Continue reading South America! – Panama City to Cartagena, Columbia (via plane)