Finally back in the hot seat after a mechanical MacGyver session in Guatemala and notching up a successful crossing into Mexico, the 14th and penultimate nation of phase two of the Global Wheeling initiative. Sporting a dodgy rear derailleur and a huge amount of faith in duct tape and bubblegum the current status quo. Central [...]
Some countries get under your skin for all the right reasons and Nicaragua was creeping up my list of favourites here in the Americas. It’s not always a given that you “connect” with a place but within minutes of crossing into Nicaragua I had that sense of belonging. Maybe it had something to do with [...]
New challenges lay ahead as South America becomes a distant memory and Central American tarmac becomes my new companion. Heading out of the super modern Panama city, I once again joined up with the Pan-American highway heading west through a new chunk of land. The initial 300 km’s coming out of the capital were rather [...]
28 weeks and 2 days to get from Argentina to the top of the South American continent by bicycle. Averaging 400 km’s a week which is roughly 8 Argus cycle races a fortnight, carrying all my worldly possessions from camping equipment to spare parts and camera gear. Another continent under the belt, it takes the [...]