May 2010 Travelogue

This is the bike touring blog from my day’s cycling in Colombia. This update covers cycling from Planeta Rica to Caucasia in Colombia. Bike Touring in Colombia It had rained overnight, and was still overcast as I set out in the morning, bringing the overall temperature down by a couple of degrees. Again, the cycling … Read more

After a day off to get over a stomach bug, I continued cycling through Colombia on my bike tour from Alaska to Argentina. Cycling to Planeta Rica Blog post written: May 10th 2010 De Djose.gonzalez – Trabajo propio, CC0, Enlace I wanted to use the internet in the morning before I left, so by the … Read more

During the first few days of cycling in Colombia, I suffered quite a bit with a stomach bug. This meant eventually I had to take a day off in Sahagun. Recovering from a stomach bug Blog post written: May 9th 2010 Although toilet trips were still a pretty unpleasant experience, I felt as though I … Read more

Although I’d been shown excellent hospitality, I was in no condition to enjoy it as my stomach was going through a bad patch. Being sick on a bike tour is one of those things you have to deal with sooner or later! No rest for me though – I had to continue the bike tour … Read more

Every now and again you come across a ‘road angel’ on a bike tour who helps you when you seem to need it most. Today, it was Rodrigo in Sincelejo. Cycling when ill on a bike tour Blog post written: May 7th, 2010 Not feeling particularly hungry (which for me is a very bad sign), … Read more