What a surprise, I'm off on another adventure so it's time to revive my blog. It's another cycling trip, destination India, cycling New Delhi to Goa, about 3000 kms over 30 riding days with 10 rest days sprinkled into the mix for rest, recovery and exploration. I've been intrigued by India since reading a Fine…
Peru Adventure
Yes, it's true, I'm on the road again, it's a Peruvian adventure this time. Bit of a multipurpose trip. I've had Machu Picchu on my radar for quite a few years so when I saw Peru as one of the places I could visit as part of my UNICEF travels I knew I'd have to…
Muang Khong rest day
Muang actually means island in Loatian, so, yup you guessed it, our rest day was on an island on the banks of the Mekong River again. Getting to it meant crossing the new bridge (used to only be accessed by a ferry) and then riding along another dirt road. The resort was quaint, very serviceable…
Thakhet to Muang Kong
On the road again, following the Mekong and with the promise of a relatively "short" day of riding and lots of temples en route, Bill (my riding partner for the day) and I decided to make it a bit of a temple touring day. That meant that Frida (sweep for the morning) was going tm…
Thakhet Rest day
The ride into Thakhet brought us onto the Mekong River for the first time. Very cool to see Thailand on the other side, apparently our route will continue to follow the river for quite a while. Upon arrival it was obvious there was something special going on. I had noticed at Bailu that the moon…
Bailu Resort to Thakhet
Have I mentioned that we have two tour directors for this stretch we are on now? Doug is the head honcho, but Sharita has come to help him out because we are such a big group now. One of the big bonuses of having her here is that because of her significant experience at scouting…
Bailu Resort Rest Day
We'd been looking forward to the sandy beach and lovely pool to relax by! Both are here and look inviting but it hasn't been either warm enough or sunny enough to be tempted by either. The hotel appears to be mostly empty except for us. There's not much to do in the immediate are so…
Hanoi to Bailu Resort
Oh my goodness, such chaos with all the new riders, meeting between bags down and breakfast, getting everyone sorted and off the property and then riding out of Hanoi in a double sized group. The traffic was fun as usual, but exciting keeping track of everyone. The pollution was horrendous, the traffic insane and the…
Hanoi … Two rest days
Lucky me, with three single women Sharing two rooms we are on a rotation of getting a single room every third night, it was my turn so I got the single room for two nights, BONUS!! Although that meant I could stay up later than I should've and also get rolling later than I should've.…
Nanning to Hanoi
Three days riding, 177, 75 and 67kms. As a group we were all worried about the big 180km day. Most people had never cycled that distance. Academically it should be quite doable but ... what if it is hot and muggy, or rainy and cold? How will we stay fuelled and hydrated? So many unknowns.…
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