10 July – 9 August 2013
Countries 1 (Brazil)
Distance 592.19km
Climb 5,526m
Longest day 97.44km
Top speed 57.4kmh
Punctures 1
Boats 7
Number of times pulled over by the police 2
Best breakfast Casa Milà at Praia da Almada; juices, breads, granola, fruit, strong coffee and gorgeous views out into the bay
Worst hill The embarrassing slog uphill just west of Maresias, mentioned here, was pretty bad
Jettisoned en route Three books, a T-shirt, two tops, a rubbish pair of Endura cycling shorts, a bum bag and a bungee
Lost in transit A half-full bottle of Dr Bronner’s Liquid Soap and two socks (inevitably, not a pair)
Biggest mystery The outlandishly high price of chips
Biggest surprise We haven’t actually gone very far yet
from Itanhaém, Brazil
3 comments
tamsin says:
Aug 18, 2013
Hope the tops weren’t nice ones. And how much for a portion of chips? Home thoughts to abroad? Meteor shower at midnight on Cornish beach- very pretty. Txx
tamsin says:
Aug 18, 2013
Oh, and Jordan’s had a baby. Four children by three different fathers. Wot a slag! (Daily Mail) Txx
AndrewH says:
Aug 30, 2013
“Biggest surprise: We haven’t actually gone very far yet”
Considerably further than most of us, actually.