Day 621 2nd April 2018 31 miles (Perdizes to Vargem Grande Paulista ) Average speed 8.7 mph Top speed 34 mph A good day back on the move. I got up at 8.30 for ham, cheese and tomato rolls with tea. I left at ten and climbed the first of many hills. I turned … [Read more…]
Day 620 1st April 2018 12 miles (Santana to Perdizes) Average speed 5.8 mph Top speed 98 mph (??) Time to move on again Hostel whiteblack 30 reais.
Day 619 31st March 2018 Santana Another day off the bike. I was awake at 4am and booked a flight to Vancouver for £340 plus bike. I had the same brekkie of ham cheese toasted sarnie and coffee. I lazed around all morning and then called Opodo to confirm the flight for my bike, but … [Read more…]
Day 618 30th March 2018 Santana A frustrating day off the bike. I got up at 9 for the same brekkie. I rested and listened to the Os win 3-1. I was due to meet Mayta at a critical mass cycling event, but it rained and she couldn’t make it, so I arranged to meet … [Read more…]
Day 617 29th March 2018 5 miles (Santana) Average speed 8.7 mph Top speed 19 mph A nice easy day but a close shave or two. I got up at 9 for brekkie of coffee and toasted sarnie, which reminded me of the cricket teas on tour at God’s hill with the Os supporters … [Read more…]
Day 616 28th March 2018 Santana A day off the bike. I was up at 9 for a brekkie of toasted ham and cheese with cheese spread and crackers and coffee. I went on the computer for a while, but couldn’t see the screen very well, so I went back to bed and used my … [Read more…]
Day 615 27th March 2018 6 miles (Paulista to Santana) Average speed 8.3 mph Top speed 20 mph I got up at 8 for brekkie but there was no cheese left, so I had ham and cream cheese toasties with coffee and biscuits. I showered and checked out at midday. It was a fairly … [Read more…]
Day 614 26th March2018 Paulista Day off. A day of rest with just a couple of walks through Rua Paulista. I looked at possible flights to Florida and the best seem to be in a month’s time so I will need to find something to do here. Camping and expenses will be high in USA … [Read more…]
Day 613 25th March 2018 11 miles (Vila Formosa to Paulista) Average speed 8.4 mph Top speed 24 mph A bit of sight seeing today Hostel global. 42 reais per night.
Day 612 24th March 2018 12 miles (Vila Formosa) Average speed 7.3 mph Top speed 25mph A day of relaxing and checking out the local area Hostel Gritando 45 reais