Cycle-Slash-Walk the Coast (Almost) to Rio – The Stats Post
Normally at the end of a cycle trip I attempt to mostly make up accurately compile our trip statistics and interesting facts. This time I’m saved the effort by Baby Bear […]
Category Archives: Brazil
It’s Time to Paraty
How lovely to wake up this morning and be able to choose clothes to wear that do not involve padding and Lycra. We are done cycling and now it’s time […]
The End of the Road is not Quite Rio
Here we are at our last cycling day. How did that come around so quickly? The wet towels and swimming costumes we’d hung on the covered line were wetter this […]
Just One More Hill and a Caipirinha Masterclass
After almost inviting a relapse by eating two slices of pizza for dinner (but still no beer), I woke up this morning feeling 80% better, and looking forward to a […]
Brazil Broke Me
Today Brazil finally got the upper hand. The over-exertion the day before (you read about the new Bastard Grade hill, right?) coupled with dehydration, sickness, a bad night following a […]
New Hill Classification – B*****d Grade
It’s official. You heard it here first. A new classification of hill grade has been identified and it’s the Bastard Grade. Today’s cycle started out well enough – we would […]
Four Beaches, 90km, Two Hills and an Aborted Bridge Crossing
An early 0715 start is no problem at all when you’ve been awake since 0120 because your silly body clock thinks it should still be on Turkish Time which is […]
It’s Time for a Brazilian….. Cycling Adventure
Yes I know, that’s truly a rubbish title, but it had to be done at some point in the trip so we may as well get it over and done […]
Two Nomadic Brits 