Intro Day 318 began at a high-altitude roadside crossing, with the mercury sitting at a crisp 13.2°C under a perfectly clear sky. I rolled out of my warm sleeping bag at 06:00, knowing the day’s menu would be just as demanding as the 1,282 meters of elevation gain ahead on […]
Intro I’m writing this with toes that feel like ten little ice cubes, waiting for my sleeping bag to do its job. Today was Day 317, and on paper, a 23-kilometer ride looks like a coffee run, but when those kilometers involve 1,163 meters of vertical gain under a relentless […]
Intro I rolled out of El Pedregal this morning under a relentless, clear sky that pushed the mercury to 21.2°C before I’d even cleared the town limits. My panniers felt leaden, stuffed with a three-day grocery haul of avocados, bread rolls, and fruit intended to get me through the arid […]