Day 581 – Ilhe Grande
Day 581 21st February 2018 2 miles (Ilha Grande) Average speed 4.4 mph Top speed 9 mph I spent the day exploring Ilhe Grande and teasing crabs Camping bicao 30 reais.
Author: Ermintrude
Day 580 – Mangaratiba to Ilhe Grande
Day 580 20th February 2018 5 miles (Mangaratiba to Ilhe Grande) Average speed 4.4 mph Top speed 12 mph I got up at 6.30 with the alarm, and had coffee and ham and cheese rolls for brekkie. Then I took the short ride to the ferry. 17 reais secured at ticket and the bike went … [Read more…]
Day 579 – Itacuruca to Mangaratiba
Day 579 19th February 2018 16 miles (Itacuruca to Mangaratiba ) Average speed 12.9 mph Top speed 98mph ( Again? I think the computer is rebelling) Not far along the coast today, but enough to bring up 15000 miles ridden. Pousada Liza
Day 578 – Barra da Tijuca to Itacuruca
Day 578 18th February 2018 56 miles (Barra da Tijuca to Itacuruca) Average speed 11.9 mph Top speed 20 mph A longer day than I anticipated but it’s Sunday and I often go mad on Sundays. I was awake at 8 and had brekkie of toasted cheese and ham sarnies with coffee and melon … [Read more…]
Day 577 – Barra da Tijuca
Day 577 17th February 2018 Barra di Tijuca A day off spent cleaning and getting my bike fixed again. I have to say a big thank you to Cycloponto in Barra da Tijuca for rebuilding my bike over the last two days. £275 well spent. Time to move on to São Paulo but I might … [Read more…]
Day 576 – Rio to Barra da Tijuca
Day 576 16th February 2018 34 miles (Rio to Barra da Tijuca) Average speed 12.2 mph Top speed 98mph (I don’t think so!) A great day day on the road. I was awake at 7 and had coffee and ham and cheese pastry at a cafe. I packed, showered and left at 10.15. I was … [Read more…]
Day 575 – Rio
Day 575 15th February 2018 Day off. I got up at 7.30. Curiosity about my route playing on my mind.
Day 574 – Rio
Day 574 14th February 2018 21 miles (Rio) Average speed 7.9 mph Top speed 22 mph It’s raining too Hostel Ben incontinence £15
Day 573 – Rio
Day 573 13th February 2018 Rio I have really had enough of Rio now. My hotel is awful, as soon as you step outside onto the streets the whole of Rio stinks of a heady mix of urine, vomit, beer, sewerage, poverty and pure filth. A week of carnival is more than enough. I just … [Read more…]
Day 572 – Rio
Day 572 12th February 2018 27 miles (Rio) Average speed 8 mph Top speed 54 mph (?) I went to a Beatles event near my hotel and then took a ride out to the Maracana to see the stadium and continued on to the north of the city.