06/28 Guatemala has the most brutal hills ever. Lot’s of side-to side riding. It takes longer but the energy savings is worth it. Of course traffic has to be light and that didn’t always work out so I’d have to wait out the occasional line of slow-moving trucks and buses. I even tried pushing my bike for the first time and I made it like 10 feet. It’s even more work to push it up hill so I’ll stick to riding.
Called it quits before getting to Coban. 3900 feet climbing with these hills was too much for me. Camping next to the road is very difficult here or else I would have stopped sooner. The land is all private property (fenced in) and people are all over the place either working the land or just walking/riding along the road.
At one of the small stores in town I asked if I could camp down by the soccer field and got an OK. No fire ants which is awesome considering my feet look like they have chicken pox. First time camping on actual grass in a while.
Looking at my map I’m in for at least two more big climbs tomorrow. The scenery in the highlands is worth the hard riding and I’m still glad I came this way. Not too many gringos make it to this part of the country based on the crowd that forms whenever I stop for water/snacks. That’s also a big plus because the locals in touristy areas are nothing like how they are out here.
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