Just a quick update. I’m still in Tumbaco at the Casa de Ciclistas. No plans to leave but that bridge will have to be crossed sooner or later. The young lady responsible for making Tumbaco my new home is Monika. She’s staying here for another month so she can take part in this huge 3 day race they have in Ecuador. Unfortunately she’s riding north up to Alaska after that and I’m heading south. Such is life I suppose.
Finished up all the work on the bike this morning. Taping the handlebars with some cork tape was the last thing to do. I still want to lower the handlebars a bit because they seem too high. The problem is that any height adjustment involves cutting the fork and if I cut it too short I can’t uncut it. Kind of a stupid thing not to be able to adjust the height without having to cut things with a hacksaw but whatever. I might leave it where it is and maybe after a couple weeks I can lower if if I still don’t like it.
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Fascinating journey. The revived bicycle looks great!
I ran into your sister (at a store in a mall where she works) here in Canada. She gave me the address to your blog when she noticed I was cycling in sub-zero temperatures. My eyes popped out of my head when she mentioned how far you’ve rode so far. Incredible.
I noted you must be a crazier rider than me, but then again you are in a warmer climate
Sadly I missed out in riding in Calgary during the sub-zero days.
I did meet few people up in Fairbanks, Alaska that do it all the time and I think they are crazy. It gets pretty cold up here in the high Andes but I won’t have to worry about sub-zero until maybe Bolivia. Have fun up there.
big hugs for Monika, we love here too
Happy day before your birthday Bro. I will try and Skype you tomorrow. It’s a holiday here so I won’t be at work.
I found your adventurous blog when I was looking into a bike purchase. I have enjoyed you pictures and commentary on the segments of highway you have peddaled through the States and now into SA. It seems you started off on an cycling adventure, and you accomplished that. There is no reason you can’t rearrange and have a life adventure also. You have wandered when interesting terrain and sights have presented themselves. You took the time to stop and study and learn a new lanquage so you could communicate. And now an interesting person. Your time and your talents are your own. You are a nice person, with compassion for the people that have occupied the towns and villages that you have passed through. You have questioned and observed and recorded an intersting path. Apparently you are reaching an age milestone (from the message above) Congratulations on that! Take the time to celebrate and give thanks and to reconsider! What about this journey requires you to keep going in one direction?
Happy Birthday Scott! Congrats on two years of exciting and interesting adventures on the road. Be safe…and best wishes for the next year!
Scott,
I have followed you since the first post. You have helped motivate me to take a leave of absence from work and do a solo cross country ride this summer. Best wishes moving forward.
Thanks Tom. If you get a blog going for your trip this summer let me know the address so I can follow along. Take care.
What up crack head… When you getting to Australia….. Man it’s like you live in south America