This bike touring blog post is from the day's cycling from Llica to La Isla de Pescado in Bolivia. Part of my bicycle tour from Alaska to Argentina. Cycling across Bolivia Salt Pans Blog post written October 13th 2010 Overnight, two Belgian cyclists had turned up, Bart and Griet. They had taken a route through Chile that I had wanted to, but hadn’t been able to take in the end due to … [Read more...]

During my bicycle touring adventure from Alaska to Argentina, I travelled over varied terrain. None was as memorable as cycling across the Coipasa Salt Pan in Bolivia though!   Cycling Across The Coipasa Salt Pan Bikepacking blog post written: October 11th 2010 Morning in Coipasa has a routine that I quickly adapted to - That of everyone in the village going for a wander onto the … [Read more...]

My first experience of cycling across the salt pans in Bolivia! This blog post covers cycling from just after Huachacalla to Coipasa in Bolivia. Cycling toward salt pans in Bolivia Blog post written October 10th 2010 Quite a bit colder over night, and although my two water bottles in the tent were ok, the one I had left on the bike had frozen solid. Breakfast of porridge, and I also … [Read more...]

Another challenging day of cycling through Bolivia due to a combination of mishaps, dirt road and conditions. Here's my bike touring blog post from the day. Tyre problems today! Blog post written October 9th 2010 I would like to say that this was a better day than yesterday, but it was even more horrible. Things didn’t get off to a great start in the morning, when I noticed that the … [Read more...]

On this day of cycling in Bolivia, I rode from the town of Oruro to a wild camping spot near Corque. Part of my bike touring adventure from Alaska to Argentina. And the wind blew strong Blog post written October 8th 2010 Not the most pleasant day's cycling, all things considered despite the really easy exit from the city. The main problem today was the wind, which blew very strongly and every … [Read more...]