Day 551 22nd January 2018 58 miles (Sao Mateus to Linhares) Average speed 12.8 mph Top speed 36 mph Another tough day but a much faster one. I was up at 8 for brekkie of ham and cheese rolls with melon, cake and another orange fruit with a green skin and coffee and caju juice. … [Read more…]
Day 550 21st January 2018 57 miles ( Itabata to Sao Mateus) I got up at 7.30 and had brekkie at 8 after another night of listening to the radio. I had toasted ham and cheese sarnies with coffee and cake and banana with grapefruit juice. Not feeling my best after a couple of drinks … [Read more…]
Day 549 20th January 39 miles (Teixeira de Freitas to Itabata) Average speed 12.1 mph Top speed 39 mph I was awake at 4am listening to the radio again. I managed to get some sleep and got up at 8 for good brekkie of ham and cheese rolls, sausages in tomato sauce with sweet corn, … [Read more…]
Day 548 19th January 2018 41 miles (Itamajaru to Teixeira de Freitas) Average speed 9.9 mph Top speed 36 mph Another tough day of hills and trucks. I was awake at 3am and listening to the radio again. I did go to bed early but I really should be sleeping more after all this … [Read more…]
Day 547 18th January 2018 40 miles (Itabela to Itamaraju) Average speed 11.3mph Top speed 40 mph A totally different day today. Yesterday I saw one car, one tractor, two lorries( one of which was broken down) and 6 motorcycles. Today I was run off the road by numerous tourist coaches, the odd lorry and … [Read more…]
Day 546 17th January 2018 45 miles (Trancoso to Itabela) Average speed 8.6 mph Top speed 31 mph What a tough day! Possibly one of my toughest yet. I was awake at six and the bottom of the tent and air bed and sleeping bag liner were soaked after a 4am thunderstorm. I hung them … [Read more…]
Day 545 16th January 2018 23 miles (Porto Seguro to Trancoso) Average speed 6.2 mph Top speed 22mph I got up at 6 and discovered I’d been attacked in the night by mosquitoes while sleeping in a hammock as my tent was so hot after a day heating up in the sun. My arms … [Read more…]
Day 544 15th January 2018 Porto Seguro A day off the bike Relaxing on the beach
Dat 543 14th January 2018 40 miles (Mogiquicaba to Porto Seguro) Average speed 12.1 mph Top speed 18 mph After a restless night where I was so hot that I danced around naked on the beach in the wind to cool down, I was up at 6.30 and went for a swim in the … [Read more…]
Day 542 13th january 2018 55 miles (Una to between Belmonte and Mogiquicaba ) Average speed 10.5 mph Top speed 36 mph A fantastic day with an Everglades boat ride as the highlight, well worth 40 reais. I got up at 7 with the landlady knocking to tell me brekkie was ready again. I … [Read more…]