(April 13 – written by Dave) Happy Friday the 13th – always good to have finished a ride on Friday the 13th – safely! No brekkie at the truck stop this morning, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. We thought that they opened at 5 and headed over at 5:40. Nope, they open at … Continue reading Calypso Colombia – Cruz Del Vizo to Tolu (97k/13,708k)
Americas trip
Back in the saddle – Cartagena to Cruz Del Vizo (55k/13,611k)
(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)
The humble Pan Blandito Colombiano
(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
Cartagena in brief
(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
South America! – Panama City to Cartagena, Columbia (via plane)
(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)
Panama City
(April 7 – written by Dave) We’ve enjoyed our time in Panama City. It’s a pretty large city listed at 1.5 million people but honestly, there are so many tall buildings, the city feels much larger. It almost seems more North American than it does Latin American. I suspect that the US influence over the … Continue reading Panama City
The Captain and the Canal de Panama
(April 5 – written by Dave) Today we visited the Panama Canal but the post starts with my grandfather – known to family simply as “the Captain”. I didn’t know the Captain very well, as he passed away when I was 4 years old. He was a very strict man. I remember him jabbing our … Continue reading The Captain and the Canal de Panama
The riddle of the Darien Gap
(April 3 – written by Dave) So, we’re in Panama City and looking to get on an airplane. For long-time readers who know that our goal is the bottom of South America, this may not make much sense. We are a long ways from the bottom of South America. If you’re like us, you probably … Continue reading The riddle of the Darien Gap
Panama City – Palmar Beach to Panama City (98k/13,556k)
(April 1 – written by Dave) Wow, what a day! We made it to Panama City. Woohoo! Nancy mentioned yesterday that we were concerned about long weekend traffic coming back into the city and somehow getting over the Bridge of the Americas. Well, some of our fears came true, some didn’t, but we made it, … Continue reading Panama City – Palmar Beach to Panama City (98k/13,556k)
On the beach – Aguadulce to Palmar Beach (103k/13,458k)
(March 31 – written by Nancy) Today was another transit day along the PanAm highway. We were actually ready to roll this morning before it was quite light enough. We changed time zones when we entered Panama so it doesn’t get light enough to ride until after 6 or so. We’re not really game enough … Continue reading On the beach – Aguadulce to Palmar Beach (103k/13,458k)
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