This was one of the more enjoyable cycling days of my 2009/2010 bike tour from Alaska to Argentina so far. The first hour was still quite tough, but the views were unreal.Cycling from Riosucio to Cartago There is something magical about looking down onto clouds drifting between mountain tops.More so because the view had been earned through bloody hard work!Each view was better than … [Read more...]

My bike touring blog from cycling between La Pintada and Riosucio in Colombia. Part of my 2009/2010 bike tour from Alaska to Argentina.I wanted to do a longer day today, and I did, just that what turned out wasn’t quite what I had in mind due to a mistake in bike touring navigation.Initially, the road was rolling out of La Pintada up until the town of Marmato. A 4000 peso breakfast … [Read more...]

This bike touring blog post is from May 2010, when I was cycling in Colombia on the way from Alaska to Argentina. This covers the day cycling from Medellin to La Pintada.Cycling out of Medellin A 06.30 start (the earliest for some time!) saw me out of Medellin city centre before things got too crazy there. A three lane highway led out of the city which was busy and filled the air with black … [Read more...]

In May 2010, cycled through Colombia as part of my bike tour from Alaska to Argentina. Here's a blog post from when I took a day off in Medellin. Medellin Bike Tour Medellin is a nice city to take a bike tour in. If you don't have your own bicycle as I did, you could go on an organized cycling tour. Here's some good bicycle tours in Medellin:   Bicycle Shops in Medellin Looking for bike … [Read more...]

The bike touring blog post from day day's cycling from Santa Rosa de Osos to Medellin in Colombia. Part of my Alaska to Argentina bike tour.Cycling to Medellin It had rained heavily overnight, and in places a couple of landslides had fallen onto the road.There were a lot of road cyclists out today, which being a week day was unusual in that they should have all been at work.Chatting … [Read more...]