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April 21st, 2012 | Ecuador

Quito is Quite Nice…!!

We had just one day available to us to see Quito, and there were other things we needed to do too…

Fabio needed his riding boots repaired, and Tom needed to buy a new rain jacket… I was hoping to find a new pair of finger-less gloves, which I prefer to ride with because it […]

April 20th, 2012 | Ecuador

Long Ride to Quito…!!

The first 80 0dd km north of Montanita were a dream start to the day…

The road to Manta made me want to turn back and ride it again…and again…!!

A great surface; a tight, twisting road that tested our focus… Sea vistas off to our left, mountains shrouded in mist on our […]

April 19th, 2012 | Ecuador

Finally, we get to Montanita…!!

We left Naranjal later than we intended, but knowing that we only had 300 odd km to ride and no borders to cross, we could afford to take it easy…

Tom and Fabio lead Jamie on the way to Guayaquill… Jamie seemed to have got a second wind today, and rode up near […]

April 17th, 2012 | Ecuador

Into Ecuador…!!

Tom and Fabio were up as early as I was, ready for what we expected to be a long ride up to the resort town of Montanita on the Ecuador coast…

Tom and I went for a quick swim in the flat and clam waters of the Pacific, which was barely 50 metres from our […]

April 16th, 2012 | Peru

To Mancora… And Then There Were Five…!!

I left Nuanchaco soon after breakfast… I had a 600 km ride ahead of me and wanted to make sure I got to Mancora with enough light to find the hotel where Nigel was staying…

Breakfast at the El Malecon Hostal… Two cups of black coffee had me wide awake and ready for […]

April 15th, 2012 | Peru

Huanchaco and Chan-Chan…

After a long and rough ride from Huaraz to Huanchaco, I decided to take the day off…!!

The Huanchaco traditional fisherman have made the town a popular tourist destination… Statues like this one can be seen all along the seashore…

These slim reed craft are used to fish up to a […]