May 2010 Travelogue

This is my bike touring blog from the day’s cycling from Yarumal to Santa Rosa de Osos in Colombia – Part of my bike tour from Alaska to Argentina. Leaving Yarumal Blog post written May 16th 2010 Descending through the steep streets of Yarumal back to the main road involved a lot of brake work. … Read more

A day off in Yarumal, with not a lot to report. I downloaded quite a few episodes of the new series of ‘V’, caught up on emails, and generally rested the legs. I will set off tomorrow and depending how I get on with the hills, may make it to Medellin tomorrow. Read more about … Read more

It took nearly 6 hours to cover less than 40kms today, but that’s how it goes when cycling in the mountains of Colombia! Cycling to Yarumal There was no need for a super early start, as it had rained overnight, and it worked in my favour to let the roads dry from the previous nights … Read more

On this day of my bike tour through Colombia, it was time to head up into the mountains. This blog covers the day’s cycling between Taraza and Valdivia. Cycling through Colombia Today was a day of two halves, or to put it more precisely, a day of two thirds and then another third. The first … Read more

A strange day cycling in Colombia, where there were hundreds of caterpillars crawling around on the road! Here’s my bike touring blog from the day. Bike Touring Blog The humidity was a lot higher today, but thankfully the clouds kept the sun back once more. A slightly hillier ride than yesterday, but nothing too outrageous. … Read more