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Week 38.  Tequila Sunrise. Biking early Sunday morning through a deserted Tequila, now a very quiet town but the church already full at 7:00 in the morning, we try to find breakfast. Only place is the market where they serve a perfect omelette, without goat head. Not everybody has the luxury of having a pension. […]

Week 37. Heat Attack.  The first days on mainland are an attack on my body. From the very dry (20% humidity or less) to a sudden 95% or more makes my body squeak. Less effect on Frank.After the very short ride yesterday we decide to try some secondary roads which get us closer to the […]

Week 36. Villa. No, Villa Union is not a villa , it is a village on the mainland close to Mazatlan. Yes, this week we crossed to the mainland, but before that we covered a few more miles and met some amazing people. It is quite remarkable that we meet even more long distance bikers […]

Week 35. What is the benefit? How does religion, wealth or the corporate world impact society on short term or long term?   Here in Mexico you still see the impact of Missions started in the 17th century and current exploitation of large foreign cooperations or large family cooperations. Wandering through Santa Rosalia we see […]

  Week 34. Yes we are in Mexico! And it is hot, windy and gorgeous. Baja California is Mexico even if you could be confused by the name. Off The Road Again Staying the Sunday in the small fishing village of Santa Rosalillita is like being put back in time. However they do have electricity […]

Taken away from Inge, Harry, Lisa, his loving family and all of us at the age of 5 was a shock. We are touched and proud of carrying the first and last medal of Sam with us, riding with us, sharing memories, talking about him. We carry him in our hearts and he already has […]

21st of January till 27th of January. Different. It is a totally different world. Another language, another culture, different food and different roads. After a refreshing day at Cielito Lindo with a test of the bikes on the beach we decide to do a second loop of the Baja Mountain bike route.   This loop […]

Remainder of week 31 & week 32. On the road again. After a rollercoaster of Christmas and New Year festivities in Belgium & Holland; sad moments when saying goodby to Sam, feeling welcomed and spoiled by family & friends, we are back on the road to continue Spinning South. Let’s say that the first week […]

Week 30 and part of week 31. California. The past weeks we passed through the most densely populated area of our whole trip. California is 11 times bigger than the Netherlands and has a population of 39,5 million. Most people are located close to the coast. Big City Normally you choose a city for a […]