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.
Month: June 2019
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.
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…]