Distance: 87.30 km Ride time: 4:29:38 Average: 19.42 km/h Max speed: 51.68 km/h Total: 34346 km Last night when I left the ferry and cycled through the streets of Colon I thought it was a pretty sketchy place – it probably has something to do with the fact that I don’t normally cycle at night, [ Read More ]
I love travelling by sea, hence the decision to book a ticket for the last ferry from Cartagena to Colon seamed like the right choice. Travelling by sea, your soul will get the chance to travel with you, something that doesn’t happen when you go by airplane. In this case, my soul had plenty of [ Read More ]
I had only just returned to Cartagena when I new difficult decision had to be made. I love Colombia and I guess I wasn’t really ready to leave yet. I had envisioned another visit to the radio guys in Barranquilla, a hike in the Tayrona National Park, a swim at the picture perfect Playa Blanca, [ Read More ]
Arriving at the Caribbean Ocean on the top of South America had been an important milestone. Now it was time to stop, take a deep breath, and consider the next step. I came to the conclusion that I would be going back to Denmark for a month. My moms cancer decease had taken a turn [ Read More ]
What an adventure it has been out there in the Andes Mountains – all the way from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cartagena in Colombia. 1 year, 7 countries, 14000 km, a lot of challenges, and an equal number of breathtaking views. I tried to put it all together in a single video… HD version available [ Read More ]
Walking around the colorful old colonial city center of Cartagena felt exotic to me. There was plenty of tourists around, but at least some parts of the city still had a local feeling to it. The atmosphere was relaxed and laid back… I loved going down to the fort at the ocean front for an [ Read More ]
Distance: 65.51 km Ride time: 3:16:55 Average: 19.96 km/h Max speed: 38.71 km/h Total: 34246 km The last week’s cycling has been somewhat monotonous but today was a special day – the final cycling day in South America! I had been sleeping in a small village 60 km out of Cartagena. I woke up early [ Read More ]
Distance: 96.60 km Ride time: 5:12:56 Average: 18.52 km/h Max speed: 53.75 km/h Total: 34181 km Another day characterized by very short but very steep climbs and a a temperature close to 40°C. I had expected this part of Colombia to be easy cycling but – easy is not a word I would use to [ Read More ]
