Week 48. Biking in El Salvador. Yes, our 5th country flag and more than 13.000km, almost halfway to our goal. Or is the goal being on the road 😊. We do think so. Of course it is good to have a goal to bike to but more important is to not forget to also […]
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Week 47. Biking in Guatemala & El Salvador . Emotions. What can be more emotional than total strangers who touch your shoulder and wish you strength for your further journey? Leaving Patzun on a Sunday means that the street where our hotel is located is converted to a colourful market. We walk slowly with our bikes […]
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.Week 46. Biking in Guatemala. When I’m Sixty-Four. How amazing it is to cross the Mexican to the Guatemalan border on your birthday, on your bike, as part of biking from Canada to Argentina, when you turn 64? Yes, my hubby, partner in crime, turned 64 today. How blessed we are that we can do […]
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Week 45. Bike last of Mexico. Quiet time. The Sunday in Chiapa starts for me with a stroll through town looking for yogurt and some fruit. I really treasure the time wandering alone through quiet streets in a city that is awakening. Colourful people in traditional clothing, brightening the streets. Pictures engraved in my soul […]
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Week 44. Biking in Mexico. What goes up must come down. After a meager two last weeks we hope to cover more miles this week. We know it is not all about mileage, although there is a slight time pressure because of El Salvador and the meeting we have there.On this bright Sunday morning we […]
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Week 42-43. Back and forth.It was good to be able to spend a week in the Netherlands and Belgium. We value the luxury we had of being able to spend time with Carmen & family to say goodbye to her father. Being able to spend Easter with my mom & dad in Belgium was not […]
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Week 41+. “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.” Hemmingway. Puebla. The buzzing old town of Puebla is a joy on Sunday morning. Museum Amparo leaves us wondering and wandering for a few hours through […]
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Week 40.While our road in the USA took us into the wilderness, where we were happy if we stumbled on a small village to get some groceries and a real bed, while we enjoyed the wild nature and camping, we take a very different route in Mexico. Here there is less wilderness, most of the […]
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Week 39. Memories. Memories are created every minute by sounds, feelings, impressions, people and temperature, but for me a very important factor is smells. Any of these, if encountered in an other setting, can trigger to recall memories. Mexico will always be embedded in our senses. Only the smells! The sweet smell of a semi-tropical […]
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Spinning South. 