After a great vacation at the beach in Playa del Carmen, on the Caribean coast, we got back on our bikes to cycle 3500 kms (2100 miles) across Mexico, to Mazatlan, and from there on by boat to La Paz on the Baja California Peninsula. Then followed 1500 kms (900 miles) of desert on Baja. Continue reading
Category Archives: Mexico
Baja California
Well, what shall we say about Baja? We had read and heard a lot about Baja California. Most cyclists loved it there, some really didn’t like it. So we didn’t really know what to expect, but we did know that there would be a lot of desert. And there was. And a lot of (head)wind. Continue reading
Across Mexico
After we had passed Mexico City, we continued to the city of Morelia. We cycled through forests and mountains where we could smell the great scent of pinetrees again. Again, a lot of climbing but the scenery made up for a lot of it. Continue reading
Everything breaks down
With the one problem solved, the next has arrived. This time it´s not the bikes, but the computer. The right side of the keyboard isn´t working anymore, together with some of the other keys. Continue reading
Yucatan
It wasn’t easy to leave the paradise of Playa del Carmen. But the new wheel had arrived and the new tires and chains were assembled, so we left. Continue reading
Playa del Carmen
We were in Playa del Carmen because Ronnie’s parents were going to visit us there. For them that meant 2 weeks in an all-inclusive resort and for us 1 week in that same resort and the rest of the time in a normal hotel in the center of the town. With a suitcase full with new bike parts (chains, innertubes, tires, spokes and other smaller things) and nice clothes for us, they arrived in Mexico. Continue reading