Written by admin on July 19, 2019
Un cuento de dos campesinos
ColombiaA tale of two coffee growers /
Visits to two very different fincas in Jericó and Filandia, Día 12 – Filandia to Salento
Written by admin on July 18, 2019
Los cóndores dando vueltas alrededor el páramo
ColombiaThe condors circling the páramo /
Hiking in the páramo before learning that its days are numbered /
Days off in Manizales and Parque de los Nevados, día 11 – Manizales to Filandia
Written by admin on July 2, 2019
De caerse y levantarse otra vez
ColombiaOn falling and getting up again /
First mechanical failures and bouncing back for the biggest day of cycling I’ve ever had /
Días 9-10, la zona cafetera norte from Jericó to Manizales
Written by admin on July 2, 2019
Amigos en la ruta
ColombiaFriends on the route /
Running into a few happy cyclists makes the days zoom by /
días 7-8, crossing the cauca river valley from Medellín to Jericó
Written by admin on June 26, 2019
¿Dónde está Pablo?
ColombiaWhere’s Pablo? /
Revelations from the five week prelude in Medellín, and thoughts upon returning for two days
Written by admin on June 20, 2019
Estoy cansado, pero soy fuerte
ColombiaI’m tired but I’m strong /
Pondering the psychological implications of the distinction in Spanish between “ser” and “estar” /
días 5-6, climbing into the Andes from Valdivia to Medellín
Written by admin on June 18, 2019
¿La ruta es segura?
ColombiaIs the route safe? /
Contemplating the frequent question, “do you feel safe?” in the context of a particularly unsettling region /
Día 4 – Bajo Cauca, from Caucasia to Valdivia
Written by admin on June 15, 2019
La carne de un coco
ColombiaThe meat of a coconut /
On learning that this isn’t a race /
Días 1 – 3 – the Caribbean coast from Cartagena to Caucasia
Written by admin on June 6, 2019
¿Todo en bicicleta?
UncategorizedAll of it on a bicycle? – the who what when where why and how