The wind continued to blow through the night and was making my tent creak rather a lot, but I managed to sleep through most of it. A shower around 0600 had me a little worried that I might be packing…
Flying across the desert (Stage 11)
It happened! Once again the wind turned 180 degrees overnight only this time that was great news because it meant the wind would be behind us! The four of us (Kevin, Kevin, Mateo (Kevin) and I (Steve Kevin)`) set off…
Another tough day (Stage 10)
The lights didn’t bother me any in the end I lay down, I went to sleep, end of story. I did need to pee in the night at which point I discovered that we had a police guard and that…
Maybe I should have jumped (Stage 9)
Today was to be one of the two longest of the tour at 163km – a decent length of ride no matter which way you look at it particularly coming in the middle of a stretch of six riding days…
Don’t Jump (Stage 8)
A nice night for camping, though it did get quite chilly – i’ve been using my sleeping bag more than I expected I would so far on this trip! Being under the palms was nice when it was sunny, but…
Long days and little sun!
I managed to get one post done yesterday before my laptop battery went flat – I’ve got the next one mostly written as well, but with sunrise at around 0745 and sunset around 1845, coupled with some long rides –…
Back inland again! (Stage 7)
I slept so well last night – I was in bed by 2030 and asleep about 1 min later I think . A quick trip out at 0230, and the next thing I knew someone nearby was packing up their…
Bouncing along the coast (Stage 6)
TMI warning: I had some stomach cramps and something of a runny bottom yesterday afternoon / evening and was concerned that might continue over night, but though I didn’t sleep very well, things settled down and I’m feeling good this…
If you go down to the sea (Stage 5)
I know that I start each post with the night before, but after eating sleeping is probably the most important thing for ensuring a happy day on the bike – a rubbish night’s sleep generally leads to a tough day…
The literal high point (Stage 4)
No roosters last night, but plenty of dogs to help keep things entertaining. I had to get up for a pee at one stage and the stars were pretty amazing – the moon had already set by then, and with…