62 kms. 915 vertical meters. Maybe the most beautiful stretch until now. We got up before 05.00, had breakfast opposite of the hotel and were riding before six in the dark. Sun up at 06.20 (gps-data). A very beautiful and … Lees verder
Frans
Nou ja, dat is hier toch al gauw Zuid-Limburg. Maar wel heel mooi. Het landschap is tot onze verbazing erg groen. Verbazing, omdat het hier al een tijd niet regent. Er staan mooie oude bomen in de heuvelige weilanden, waar … Lees verder
63 kms. 283 vertical meters. Hot again, but a very beautiful road with much shade, following the course of the big river Rio Caucasia. Not much traffic. We had expected many trucks, as this is one of the two routes … Lees verder
68 kms. 229 vertical meters. Easy and beautiful ride. Not much to tell about it. 41 ˚C (routine), mostly shady road, light breeze, many cows of many sorts, even Brahmans, as we read on a big sign board at the … Lees verder
53 kms. 333 vertical meters. Breakfast with fried eggs, arrepa and coffee at 07.00. Discovered that my rear wheel has slack to the right and left while the ax is fixed, it can move. I fear that the balls in … Lees verder
95 kms. Flat, but still 170 vertical meters. The staff of hotel Nitana kept their word, we had breakfast at 06.00 en punto. So some 15 minutes later we were on the road again. App. 26 ˚C, which we find … Lees verder
Eerder schreven we niet echt vreselijke armoede te hebben gezien. Vele kilometers verder is dat beeld wel veranderd. Naast de echte krottenwijken bij de grotere plaatsen zien we onderweg ook veel lemen huisjes, of houten hutjes met golfplaten daken, of … Lees verder
55 kms. Flat, only undulating in the beginning. 184 vertical meters. We are staying in a cabana of Hotel Nitana, belonging to a friend of Rodrigo, in whose appartment we stayed the night before. Hotel Nitana is just one of … Lees verder
In deze vrij grote stad zochten we een hotel in het centrum toen we aangesproken werden door een net uitziende, behoorlijk Engels sprekende man. Hij vroeg of hij ons kon helpen. We vertelden hem dat we een … Lees verder
100 kms. Undulating, 824 vertical meters. Again it was not the distance but the heat, combined with the undulating road that made it heavy in the end. In Sincelejo, which is a big town, we were on our way to … Lees verder