Quito and middle earth

Quito and middle earth

February 8th 2023, Quito Even before arriving in Quito, things were starting to look good. When I’m biking, I tend to just ride and when I’m hungry, I stop somewhere that looks vaguely OK and eat whatever is going. Well, rattling along the Panamericana E35...
An election day feast in Ecuador

An election day feast in Ecuador

February 5th 2023, Riobamba. Leaving Guayaquil was a relief, to be honest. I had done next to no biking in the previous 10 days and I was beginning to feel guilty. Yes, I had gone from the city down to the coast and spent two days at a resort named Playas. But that...
Cabo Blanco, an old man and the sea

Cabo Blanco, an old man and the sea

January 25th 2023, Cabo Blanco.There are a couple of ways out of Paita. One is directly back onto the Panamericana. OK. So we know what that heralds — a flashy duel carriageway north and out of Peru. The other is a lesser, local road that hugs the coast and...