Crossing Costa Rica's Divide. After hearing so many good things about Costa Rica from other cyclists, we crossed the border from Nicaragua with high expectations and our first three days…
Mark WatsonDecember 30, 2017
Una problema con la frontera. As I write this update we're now in the breezy seaside Spanish colonial city of Cartagena, Colombia. Resting up after a challenging three weeks cycling…
Mark WatsonDecember 24, 2017
From the Caribbean Coast to Olancho. Although we'd only just hit the north coast of Honduras, our plan was to ride east through Trujillo and towards the Moskitia region for…
Mark WatsonNovember 20, 2017
Back to the Caribbean Coast. With all the kilometres we've been putting in lately as we count down the days to our flight from Panama City to Cuba the blog's…
Mark WatsonNovember 6, 2017
The end of Guatemala and into Honduras. We hadn't really planned to use up the bulk of our Central America time in Guatemala – it just happened somehow and without…
Mark WatsonOctober 25, 2017
Guatemala's Grandest City. Antigua was once a cornerstone of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and at one time served as the administrative centre for all of Central America and…
Mark WatsonOctober 11, 2017
Part II: San Miguel Acatán to Chichicastenango. We'd originally planned a slightly shorter tour for our ride through the Cuchumatanes but from the compelling taste of this place we'd experienced…
Mark WatsonSeptember 26, 2017
Part I: Quetzaltenango to San Miguel Acatan. In the north of western Guatemala's highlands lies a landscape thrust high; a plateau of former seabed now residing at the chilly elevation…
Mark WatsonSeptember 23, 2017
Volcánes Acatenango and Fuego. During our three week hiatus from cycling at Lago Atitlán we climbed the popular local peak Indian Nose a couple of times. On our second visit…
Mark WatsonSeptember 6, 2017
