Round the World Bicycle Tour since 2006
Sometimes you just luck out and end up at the right place at the right time. So it was last Sunday evening in Paysandu, when we stumbled across a group of Candombe musicians rehearsing for the upcoming Carnival celebrations.Candombe originated
Total Kilometers Cycled: 84,944 Current Location: Paysandu, Uruguay On the Road: 4 years, 4 months, 17 days A look back at what we’ve been up to since the last update way back in September. 4 Number of border crossings. Paraguay
A last look at brazil..beautiful camping and cycling Stephen Spender “Travel is an art which has to be created by the traveler.” Total distance cycled: 83,399 kilometers (52,452 miles) Current Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Biking the Chaco embodies all
“Which way now?” “I dunno.” The road suddenly split into two and we were stumped. One narrow dusty track continued straight on. The other, the more travelled of the two judging from the tire tracks, veered off to the right.
Total Kilometers: 77,771 (48,913 miles)Back on French soil.It dawned on me, as I kept watch on Eric hooked up to an IV on a hard hospital bed In Kourou, that June 6th marked four years on the road. 1,460 days
Cycling in Bulgaria, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia28 April 2009 Total kilometers cycled: 53,785Four weeks, eight countries…whew. Our whirlwind tour of the Balkans sounds more like a Japanese package tour than two travelers cycling at their leisure.
update 3. Santiago and the road to the end of the world21 July, 2006Le Puy, France to Tui, SpainLocation: Sines, PortugalTotal kilometers cycled: 3,519Maximum distance in one day: 144 km Most frequently asked question: “Why are you torturing yourselves like this?”Best question:
Location: Le Puy en Velay, Auvergne, FranceKilometers: 763falls: Eric 4, Amaya 1number of times on-lookers have remarked “vous êtes bien chargés!” ( you’re really loaded): 27After cycling what will certainly be counted amongst the 8 hottest days of the year,
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pre-departure 6 June 2006Location: Obernai, FranceFundraising efforts are off to a promising start: $1,730 raised so far. Many thanks to all the generous individuals who have donated to CAMFED through our charity