Day 571 – Rio
Day 571 11th February 2018 Rio A day off recovering from my late night. The Sambadrome parade went on until the early hours of the morning. The whole city was gridlocked, but not on a bike.
Author: Ermintrude
Day 570 – Rio
Day 570 10th February 2018 Rio 31 miles ( around Rio) Average 7.5mph Top speed 83mph( I don’t think so!) A great day back on the bike. Up at 8 and had usual coffee and ham and cheese pastries. I went to visit the beaches at Ipanema and Copacabana, enjoying the music and events around … [Read more…]
Day 569 – Rio
Day 569 9th February 2018 Rio Day off Well I made it to Rio. Let the carnival commence.
Day 568- Camboinhas to Rio de Janeiro
Day 568 8th February 2018 15 miles (Camboinhas to Rio) Average speed 8.3 mph Top speed 20 mph I was awake at 7 and jumped into the sea to freshen up. I made some tea and packed up slowly in the heat. It was a bit of a task to get the bike … [Read more…]
Day 567 – Saquemera to Camboinhas
Day 567 7th February 2018 Saquemera to Camboinhas The weather is changeable today and the road – well: This is what they call road recovery, I call it a nightmare on a bike. I’ve encountered over a hundred miles of this terrain and I’m still not sure whether it’s worse than cobbled streets which are … [Read more…]
Day 566- Saquemera
Day 566 6th February 2018 4 miles (Saquemera) Average speed 9.2 mph Top speed 19 mph Another day off.
Day 565 – Saquemera
Day 565 5th February 2018 Saquemera A day off and time for rest and recovery. Fatima really went out of her way to make me welcome and provided me with a wonderful breakfast. It’s not quite as pretty as the pictures as it’s been raining all day but still a beautiful place.
Day 564 – Sao Pedro del Aldeia to Saquemera
Day 564 4th February 2018 Sao Pedro del Aldeia to Saquemera 35 very tough miles (no stats.) I got up at 7 and showered after nearly electrocuting myself unplugging my phone. This room had some very dubious plumbing and wiring. I left at 8.30 after struggling to get my bike through the gap between … [Read more…]
Day 563 – Macae to Sao Pedro del Aldeia
Day 563 3rd February 2018 44 miles (Macae to Sao Pedro del Aldeia) Average speed 11.1mph Top speed 23 mph I was up at 7 and had brekkie of ham and cheese rolls with coffee and caju with an orange. The milk was off and the coffee was strong! I left at 8.30 and … [Read more…]
Day 562 – Quissama to Macae
562 2nd February 2018 35 miles (Quissama to Macae) Average speed 11 mph Top speed 28 mph Computer broken down after 15 miles, so these are estimates, as are yesterday’s. I really should remove it before washing the bike!!! I was up at 8 for brekkie of toasted ham and cheese sarnies with scrambled eggs … [Read more…]