Today's section of cycling covered the distance between San Marcos and Marquelia in Mexico. Part of my Pan American bike tour from Alaska to Argentina. Cycling from San Marcos, Mexico Blog post written Jan 26 2010 I began cycling from San Marcos in Mexico, and met the first Pan-American cyclist coming in the opposite direction that I had seen for a long time. We had a good roadside … [Read more...]

Today's section of cycling across Mexico took me from San Jeronimo to the famous city of Acapulco. I admit to singing the song to myself as I cycled in! The Plastic Problem (Blog post written January 25th, 2010) I left Hotel Coloso (yes, really) at about 8.00 and hit the road. It was another day of pretty easy riding, although today, the amount of rubbish on the roadside was really … [Read more...]

The cycling journey through Mexico continued with the section from Acapulco to San Marcos. Part of my 18 month Pan American bike tour from Alaska to Argentina. Cycling out of Acapulco, Mexico (Blog post written January 25th 2010) Well, the hill out of Acapulco was a bit of a pig, but once that was out of the way, the going was much flatter and relatively traffic free. I stopped for lunch in a … [Read more...]

A day off from riding the bike. I was tempted to call this 'Going Loco in Acapulco', but held back! Part of my bike touring adventure from Alaska to Argentina. Rest Day in Acapulco Blog post written January 24th 2010 I wasn’t cycling anywhere today, as I had decided I would get a few jobs done in Acapulco. No joy on the bike shop front unfortunately, although I understand the next town of San … [Read more...]

Leaving Ixtapa, I had to get used to my bicycle not changing gear correctly as I cycled to Papanoa in Mexico. Part of my Pan American bike tour. Gear changing problems (Blog post written January 21st 2010) The two handed gear changing technique works, which is just as well, because it goes without saying that life would be difficult otherwise! The only other problem that I had today, was … [Read more...]