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Addendum Mallorca Mallorca Tour

know the drill, again, the entry is slightly late ...
What's still great to Playa de Palma write, you find that part of our island, "something prollig" or (in reference to the first opinion) simply cool. So, we tend rather to simply AWESOME!
Our second trip unfortunately had to take place without two Schneggen. But we found strong support of three "colleagues" (Mister sun block 50 +, Fatma and youngest).
Since picture is worth a thousand words (is not that a beautiful saying), I refer to the pictures on our website, which of course are now available online ... I still would like to thank Drillsergant in our hobby, the genius of our mobile beach-beverage dispenser is responsible and has always kept busy. Not to mention, also many thanks to the master table Porky. The girls were always fun, always thirsty, thought they were (almost) all on legs and also have yet revived our guestbook.
Thank you.
remains to say is: Malle we meet again ...

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we come!

shame on me, but even for an entry in the blog I had not last time (and not feel like ...).
But today, finally starts flying to our well-earned holiday in Majorca, this information is to me an item but worth it. Although, unfortunately, on Sunday again goes back, we will be the time enjoy and let rise one or the other party;)
denne See you.

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Ü30 Party in Ransbach

On Saturday the 14th April was again one of the "30 + Party Nights" with Bob Murawka SWR 1 instead of in the town hall Ransbach-Baumbach.
course also represent the Schneggelegger, albeit "only" with Andi and me.
It was a fun night of very late or early in the morning and ended well, sales were strong boost ...

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Our Daniel Chick (immediately after he has reached the proper age man at last;) become a father.
Congratulations to the first heir and all the best!

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Alaska - Feuerland (mit Kartenübersicht)

Alaska - Tierra del Fuego
The Panamericana in 8 months / 26,000 kilometers by bike alone

(updated and corrected, font size changed on 08/10/2010)



By Bike "On Tour"

May 28, 2006 to Mar 01, 2007

Contents

introduction and notes. A few days before the start: 76 rows (2 pages) + 1 image
card overview : 5 Bilder
Alaska : 73 Zeilen (2 Seiten)
Kanada : 182 Zeilen (4 Seiten)
Bilder (Alaska und Kanada) : 53 Bilder
USA : 197 Zeilen (4 Seiten)
Bilder (USA) : 47 Bilder
Mexiko : 206 Zeilen (4 Seiten)
Bilder (Mexiko) : 80 Bilder
Mittelamerika : 212 Zeilen (4 Seiten) + 1 image
Images (Central America): 92 pictures
Colombia: 70 lines (2 pages)
Ecuador: 51 lines (1 page)
images (Colombia and Ecuador): 87 pictures
Peru: 159 lines (3 pages)
Bolivia 51 lines (1 page)
images (Peru and Bolivia): 109 pictures
Chile : 199 line (4 pages) + 1 image
Images (Chile): 82 pictures
Argentinien : 293 Zeilen (6 Seiten)
Bilder (Argentinien) : 74 Bilder
Nach der Radtour (Argentinien und Chile) : 226 Zeilen (4 Seiten)
Bilder (Nach der Radtour) : 123 Bilder
Schlussbemerkungen : 338 Zeilen (6 Seiten)
Statistische Angaben : 7 Bilder

Gesamt: 2.333 Zeilen (47 Seiten), 758 + 3 Bilder

( Zeilen : das sind alle Zeilen einschließlich Überschriften, Zwischenüberschriften, Datumszeilen und Leerzeilen)

Einleitung und Bemerkungen

Das Tagebuch habe ich nach der Tour neu geordnet, dabei einiges verändert und überflüssige Dinge weggelassen. Die folgenden Posts (Kapitel) sind chronologisch geordnet, wobei dem Textpost zu einem Land, die Bilder (hier sind auch manchmal 2 Länder zusammengefasst) folgen. Diese sind mit der Aufnahmenummer, einer Bildunterschrift und dem Aufnahmedatum versehen. Einige Posts am Anfang und am Ende sind Sonderabschnitte und besonders benannt.
Das Tagebuch wird mit "Schlussbemerkungen" abgeschlossen, wo ich auf einige Dinge eingehe, die - so denke ich - auch von (allgemeinem) Interesse sind. Dazu können einige Übersichtstabellen (Allgemeine Angaben zu Streckenlängen, Höhenmetern, Fahrzeiten, Länderübersicht, Übernachtungen, Pannen, Ernährung, Regentage) angeklickt werden.
Man kann das internet-Tagebuch fortlaufend lesen oder auch nur einzelne Kapitel (Posts) unter BLOG-ARCHIV anklicken.
Neben diesem internet-Tagebuch habe ich auch noch ein Tagebuch (107 Seiten) geführt, wo jeder einzelne Tag dokumentiert ist. Hier kann man Details über den Verlauf jedes Tages erfahren. Wer Interesse daran hat, das auch (noch) zu lesen, kann mir eine e-mail schreiben und ich schicke dann den Text (wenn gewünscht auch nur für einzelne Länder) als e-mail-Anlage zurück (ohne Bilder).
Ich wünsche allen ungestörten und nicht unterbrochenen Spaß beim Lesen der Texte und Ansehen der Fotos. Nochmals möchte ich mich hier für alle Kommentare (In der Neufassung sind die bereits geschriebenen Kommentare nicht mehr enthalten. Ich hab sie nicht etwa gelöscht, sondern alle kopiert und gesondert für mich abgespeichert - 18 Seiten !), die mir geschrieben und alle e-mails, which were sent to me thanks. They were a great moral support for me. Thank you.
In the new version there is no way to write comments. Anyone who wishes to comment or send me yet to leave a message - which I would be happy - may do so by e-mail.
Chapter myself a possibility is to write e-mails:
The line can click " View my complete profile" just below and then contact the email button.

One can also find a diary "bike tour 2007" about my "summer trip" Hamburg-Dresden.

few days before the start

Tuesday, 5/23/2006:

excited I am not, but somehow I almost a little afraid of my courage. On Sunday we go. 9 months on the road! On 1 March 2007, a Thursday (!), I hope to be back in Dresden.
For the wheel were needed for some investment and now it is disassembled in the state in a stable cardboard box, the exact requirements of the airline (the sum of edge dimensions for bulky luggage not exceeding 80 "= 2.03 m - $ 90 extra). corresponds Has anyone ever tried a sport bike on "compress" these dimensions? Be surely need in Anchorage for a day, get the train back on wheels and roadworthy to assemble. The other two pieces (sum of edge measurements no more than 62 "= 1.58 m) with 4 panniers, tent filled sleeping bag and sleeping pad. I stand by but considerably below the maximum weight of 2 x 23 kg, as much as I do not want to carry along and content myself kg with a total 25th Pick up from airport was assured by the Youth Hostel.

message me back with my first tour of Anchorage and news reports from the road more or less regularly about my trip. Internet connections are well in Youth hostels, libraries and Internet cafes, where, so it should not be hard to put some information online. And with a few pictures, I hope I can make the text more interesting.
still in Dresden greets Peter.

PS: 26 May Launch of three students from Berlin in Fairbanks and have the same goal as me. Whether I meet the most times on the road?

where ever the tour course and the accompanying maps:
Alaska - Canada - United States - Mexico - Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - Costa Rica - Panama - (by air) Colombia - Ecuador - Peru - Bolivia - Chile - Argentina - Chile (Tierra del Fuego) - Argentina (Tierra del Fuego)

Statistical Information on "On Tour" see Conclusions

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cards over views "on tour"

to view the map and the detailed maps on the above image with the left mouse button. It appears all the cards in this size. You can individually clicked to enlarge and are considered the big screen. The caption is located under each card.
one wants to internet-diary back, click the top left of the green arrow to the left .

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Alaska


arrival in Anchorage

Monday, May 29, 2006

In me in Anchorage, where I arrived today after Orstzeit 20.00 clock, it is now 22.45 clock (in Germany 10 hours later), so I have not slept for two nights. I want to take me so short. The adventure began
ever good. In Frankfurt, I was bursting to unload my packages from the train the pants in the crotch. Well, that was a great start, but at the station I found the next morning, a cleaning / repair tailoring, where I got a needle and thread and was able to remove the pants in the locker room.
flight and entry checks were completed without problems, both in Atlanta and in Anchorage were the 3 boxes complete and without challenge. Taxi took me to the Youth Hostel. The flight from Atlanta to Anchorage was first over the Midwest. The view of the vast forests of Canada and the snow-capped Rockies was fantastic.
will certainly go camping more often, because YH costs $ 22 per night and moves with the times the money.
The weather here is excellent (sunny, 18-20 ° C, little wind)


rain just before the start

Tuesday, 05.30.2006 / Wednesday 31.05.2006:

The bike was assembled quickly, everything OK except for the Dynamo. He has suffered an irreparable mechanical damage during transport and there are no (not even in an otherwise first-class special operations). "In Anchorage now seems the sun 19 hours," the answer in the bicycle shop. In Central America, I shall take care not to drive at night and in the south it is again bright in the search I've seen at least a little bit of Anchorage, but offers little worth seeing.
Nachdem gestern ein angenehmer Sonnentag war, regnet es heute permanent. Alle Lebensmitteleinkaeufe sind getaetigt und Benzin fuer den Kocher ist getankt (es ist schon schwierig hier 0,15 Galonnen, etwa 0,5 l fuer 47 Cent an der Tankstelle zu bekommen). Im Youth-Hostel hab ich dem Leiter, Jasou, einem geborenem Kambodschaner, ein bisschen geholfen und heute gibt es noch ein Abschiedsessen. Wir werden sehen, wann ich die naechste Tagebucheintragung vornehmen kann.


Es wird ernst - die Tour beginnt

Donnerstag 01.06.2006 bis Mittwoch 07.06.2006

An dem Schnitt von weniger als 15 km /h sieht man deutlich that it is not so easy to move forward. Yes, something else is set at home (the "green table"), the periods of the day when they will implement within the woods of Alaska and Canada into practice. Fatigue of the time change, cold wind and rain in the first few days, it (almost always) head wind (would be focused on wind actually blowing from north to south), not to be underestimated weight of luggage and as the main factor is the ability (I do not intend say mountains), which can bear no rhythm, are the reasons that driving is not always a pleasure. And it's also not the youngest. The beautiful landscape, but with time hat man sich daran satt gesehen.

Am dritten Tag war ich zweimal von Regen und Schwitzen vollkommen durchgeweicht. Einen Tag spaeter war nach 3 Stunden Schluss. Eine "Cabin" gemietet, die Sachen gewaschen und getrocknet. Nach 13 Stunden Schlaf (damit war der Zeitunterschied vollstaendig ueberwunden) sah die Welt wieder besser aus.
Uebrigens kurz vor der Grenze nach Kanada traf ich Frank , einen deutschen Radfahrer aus Schwaebisch-Hall, der durch Kanada gefahren war und von Anchorage zurueckfliegt. Nach einem 3-monatigen Aufenthalt in Deutschland, will er seine Weltumradelung in Japan fortsetzen - auch so kommt man um die Welt. Er sagte mir, dass er unterwegs 2 x 2 Radreisende getroffen has to do also in Patagonia. Alaska - Patagonia INN seems to be.

Stats
692 km (+ 33 km), Hm 3420, 47:56 Std./63: 00 hours
5 ½ days riding, 2 ½ day off, 2 days for Directions
121 km / day, 14.4 km / hr, 589 Hm / day, 494 km Hm/100

Route.
Anchorage - Glenn Highway to Glennallen (1) - Tok Cutoff to Tok (1) - Alaska Highway (1) the Canadian / American border and on to Whitehorse (Canada).

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Kanada

Canada


First impressions

Wednesday, 06/07/2006 to Friday, 06/09/2006

border crossing was on Wednesday morning, after I had 24 km from the border on the "roadside" camped again in the U.S..
Here the wind blows (unexpected) accessible from the front. The ups and downs of nerves, as well mountains and passes, followed by the still. The roads are worse than in Alaska (rough rough asphalt with cracks and holes and many waves).
today (after about 900 miles) I've entered a day of rest, I use to relax, to Radinspektion and cleaning (some passages through slurry road sections under construction) and the free writing on the computer of a hotel. I do not know whether enough of the first 1,000 km, to retract myself, maybe even 1,000 km, but then I'm still in Canada. For my copious spare days on the tour I have some additional optional sections scheduled for this and to visit it. These options can I leave out, if it "go bad" I should or I'm in the delay. It has been personally very difficult, but after 8 days is still "all included" and I am confident that if "down" too many evenings.
So dear readers, hopes to continue to optimistic reports. This is not pessimistic, just a situation report.
On Monday I'm in Whitehorse. Whether I will later visit the Jasper-Banff-NP and NP (additional distance of about 1,000 km), I decide on the shape and timing.
Once again the bottom line: It is an experience, but a very, very stressful.

For all who have written me a comment or sent an e-mail, thank you. Please understand that I can not respond individually to every message. And please excuse if I have not heard from me long and leave you may have looked in vain even if something "in it is from me."


foot problems. Hot sun. Other cyclists

until Saturday, 06/10/2006 Monday, 19/06/2006

If I only have time for a few minutes at the computer, I would like to sign me again. I am in Dease Lake, where I can use but only up to 12 clock the computer in a college.
very briefly to my station and my condition and the many encounters (with cyclists).
After I crossed the border and US-amerik./kanadische during a day of rest, the last report had written, I drove over Haines Junction on the Alaska highway. I was in Haines Junction on Sunday in a church just a part of the Musikfestpiele that had taken place on the weekend. With a stop we went to Whitehorse. Here I had to insert one days forced break because I'm on the left foot sole, a 2-euro coin size bladder / pustule had what hurt incredibly. Medical costs for consultation and eliminate 50 CAD 35 CAD and again of Medicine.
While it is still not over and still hurts (especially when running), but I can biking (better than running). Never thought that the sun can be so hot in these latitudes. In the last few days was good weather and it rolls gradually better.
in Whitehorse at the campground I met Rico and Sandra a couple from Freiberg, who were also traveling with canoe and bike and just finished their tour. They are the tenth time in Canada and want to emigrate to this country SOON. We celebrated the first Chinese with copious food and then at a large jug of beer to their departure (and my good to advance).
Two days later I met the evening on a "wild" campsite (a size without glade Bears) Sylvain, a Frenchman, and Quinn, an American , which were also encountered in only two days ago. Sylvain wants somewhere stop in the U.S., Quinn - drive to Tierra del Fuego - almost in the same way and at the same time as me. Would be really great with him continue, but the next day I notice that both - especially on the mountain - to me are far superior to. We go together only one piece, because I do not want to stop. And yesterday I heard from a couple drivers (German living in Vancouver) , pause briefly and offer me food, that they are behind me. I'm sure, as we meet again.
This morning I met two Swiss cyclists who are traveling from Vancouver to Anchorage. Frank, the world traveler from Schwäbisch Hall, which I mentioned in the previous report - me ja schon einen Kommentar geschrieben. Sind die nicht alle verrueckt, solche Touren zu machen ??
Die Berge sind genau noch so steil und anstrengend, das Gepaeck ist nicht leichter, der Gegenwind immer wieder zum Verzweifeln und heute steht mir noch eine Passueberquerung (zwar nur 1.241 m ü.n.N., aber soll nach Aussagen der Schweizer sehr steil sein) bevor. Die Tour ist also nicht weniger hart als zu Beginn geschildert, allerdings mit fast 2.000 km hab ich schon ein bisschen mehr Training. Ich muss kleinere Broetchen backen, als ich mir vorgestellt hatte. Die schoene Landschaft entschaedigt fuer Manches und das Erlebnis dieser Radtour ist vielleicht die groesste Motivation. Fuer die Berge der Anden muss ich meine Uebersetzungsverhaeltnisse der Schaltung anders gestalten. (Alle, die ich traf, uebersetzen viel kleiner und fahren dadurch die Berge mit weniger Anstrengung hinauf).
Ich werde auch meine Strecke etwas aendern, aber darueber weiter unten.


Es rollt. Bären. Salmon Gletscher. Fähre. VANCOUVER. Tänzerin Marico. Victoria.

Dienstag 19.06.2006 bis Dienstag 04.07.2006

Um ehrlich zu sein, der Tag an dem ich hier die letzte Eintragung vornahm (19.06.2006), war der erste Tag, an dem ich die leise Hoffnung hatte, dass ich die Tour tatsaechlich schaffen kann. Die ersten 18 Tage zweifelte ich daran. Am 25. Tag (25.06.) rollte es then be really good (the first time since Anchorage over 18 km / h), as I had imagined, and in recent days, I found my form again, so I today a successful completion of my "madness tour" - as they describe some - believe. It can, however, many unpredictable things happen that I can not influence, so I was only on 28 speak February 2007 from a successful trip (or not speak) can.

now turn to some of the experiences that build an ever again and have a ride so unique.

Am 19.06. I am moving up a pass, but as it rises evenly, falls it's not that hard if you have to set mentally for a long climb. And then the descent. Through a beautiful area it is in the Stikine River Recreation Area " (Provincial Park) and I see my first bear. 30, 40 meters from me eats away peacefully a grizzly with 2 older boys (2-3 years they remain in the mother), ignores us (have since stopped three cars) and leaving to film and photograph. On the Highway I meet in the coming days to further 9 bears (one black bear and a brown bear with cubs, each with 2 singles and 3).
After a rest day, which I really NECESSARY had, at a campsite in a dream realm I meet the next morning from Wisconsin Quinn (born on Friday, January 13, 1984 - would not honor the Owls membership worth it?) and Sylvain again. As an international team we are now driving a piece together, we look at the evening a "wild" camping, cook, entertain us. A day later we decide to leave your bikes and tents and 64 km to hitchhike in a "dead end" after Stewart (Canada) and Hyder (USA). This is a tourist attraction in July, because you can see there bears with cubs fishing for salmon. Now, unfortunately, not yet. But we have a different experience. Back when hitchhiking - it is now 19 clock - Invites us Steve and asked if we were because at Salmon Glacier (glacier fuenftgroesster North America). "No," our answer. "Then we go back now." It is 30 km. And the sight of the glacier that day still makes us a great experience. When we are back in Stewart - it's now 21 clock - and he understands that we have deployed our bikes and camping out at the 64 km away, "Meziadin Junction", there is only one thing: we sleep in his house (he is from Massachusetts, an avid fisherman and holds in his house in only 6 weeks per year). When it rains in torrents the next morning, he drives us even the 64 km back to our tents. On this day, I separate myself from Sylvain and Quinn, because they take a different route to Vancouver when I and the very same afternoon drive on, while I still tire patches. I am going with constant head wind to the coast (Prince Rupert) and from there by ferry to the northern tip of Vancouver Iceland Port Hardy. I want to meet with Quinn in the U.S. on the west coast or in Mexico again, and then we might want to go on together (if me, his grandfather could be accepted as partners) and celebrate our birthday zusammenn in Chile. On the ferry from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy (18 hours), I Kristy , a young girl from Vancouver, who is also on a bike ride and a few other cyclists from England. Shipping is a unique experience. Picturesque coastline with mountains and narrow channel crossings, whale and dolphin watching, extremely remote areas - just fantastic.
With Kristy I cycle together on Vancouver Iceland. She goes on this day only 40 km with me because she wants to visit friends and I really would like to continue. It awarded rolls with me and I drive 177 km, of which 50 km on gravel. So it's after all. I'm happy.
On 1 July Canada Day (National Holiday) is. A lot of flags and holiday mood. Interestingly, a competition of wood sculptors for producing large wooden sculptures ("carving contest"), which attracts many spectators.
Der naechste Tag sieht mich wieder auf der Faehre nach Horseshoe-Bay 40 km noerdlich von Vancouver. Ich fahr diese kurze Strecke noch und richte mich auf einem RV-Park (Parkplatz fuer grosse - Trailer - busaehnliche Ferienfahrzeuge fuer eine Familie), wo man auch sein Zelt aufstellen kann, "zeltlich" ein. Es ist warm, ein Swimming-Pool reizt und ein warmer Whirlpool. Man muss sich ja auch mal erholen.
Ueber die Lions Gate Bridge in den historischen und wunderbaren Stanley-Park, die Besichtigung Vancouvers von oben (TV-Tower) und eine Fahrt durch down-town Vancouver machen auch diesen Tag zu einem Hoehepunkt. Schliesslich fahr ich noch 50 km bis zur naechsten Faehre, um am naechsten Morning to Vancouver and Victoria impose over Iceland - visit - a wonderful city, the capital of British Columbia.
meet on the ferry I Mariko a young woman of about 25 years (Irish / Japanese parents who want to ride in August 2006 with the tandem of Ireland). She is a dance teacher and came from a workshop in Vancouver. From our landing is just 40 km from Victoria and we decide to ride the route together, although they only wanted to take the bus. After a briefing at a tourist information center (in this work only so-called Volunteers - retirees on a voluntary basis - including Erika, a German woman from Hanover, Canada lives), we use a beautiful bike path and can avoid the busy highway. The accommodation in Victoria is also clarified. I sleep with her (Mariko). With her, this is a residential community of 9 young people (bicycle taxi drivers, teachers, students, educators, open a home for orphans soon) and I can pitch my tent for the overnight stay in the garden. I am an old grandpa of these young people fully accepted and integrated. When I Mariko shows some sights of the city, we visit a church and suddenly hear a bell-clear voice, "Ave Maria" singing. It was Mariko who had satisfied this space with it. Wonderful.
from 1-9. July is Vicotria a cross-cultural music festival, because of course we go in the evening. It occurs where a song and dance group from Rwanda (for which I have by my stay there still a special relationship), which is celebrated enthusiastically. We listen to a rapper from Somalia, a kind of music that I was never torn by chair, inspired me here, despite cold weather is a warm evening. As I Mariko after that to a singing group entrains (If this type of singing, a certain Gewoehnungsbeduerfnis was necessary - everyone sang the same time as something of its own, so it came to me at least before) stayed in this community something special. The next morning I pack my tent early and we adopt a We welcome all. Here I met a community - all the way, playing any musical instrument - that stood out pleasant the rest of society, the kutscht with fat campers through the country. Of course we stay in e-mail contact.
From Victoria, I take the ferry directly to Port Angeles in Washington state in the U.S.

Statistics :
Canada: 2,554 km (+ 67 km), 9120 Hm, 160 : 55 hours (220:25 hr);
19 ½ days, 7 ½ days of rest Navigation Day 1;
132 km / day, 15.9 km / hr, 477 Hm / day, 354 Hm/100 km

Tourverlauf :
Alaska Highway (1), Grenze Alaska/Kanada ueber Whitehorse (Kanada) bis Upper Liard - Abzweig auf den Stewart-Cassier-Highway (37) bis Kitwanga - Highway (16) nach Westen weiter zum Pazifik bis Prince Rupert. Faehre nach Port Hardy (Vancouver Island). Auf Vancouver Island Highway (19) ueber Woss - Golden River (NS) durch den Strathcona Provincial Park (28) nach Nainoma - Faehre nach Horseshoe-Bay - VANCOUVER - Faehre von Tsawwassen nach Swartz Bay - Victoria - Faehre nach Port Angeles (USA).

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Ende der Fußball-WM in Deutschland.

Mittwoch 05. Juli bis Montag 10. Juli 2006

Bei der Faehrueberfahrt treffe ich schon wieder auf deutsche Radfahrer. Ein Paerchen aus einem kleinen Ort bei Muenchen, Markus und Marlies Strobl will drei Tage durch den Olympic-Park in Washington state cycle. You offer to take a picture of me and send it to my wife. We talk shop a bit, separate us then in Port Angeles, because they still in the city and I will have to continue the same.
along and I drive through the rainforest on the West Coast. Today it's raining yet, but early on the second day take some rain clouds approached from the Pacific. Then the sun shines and the next two days, "runke the planet," there's no tomorrow. I measure 36.8 ° C on Saturday and wear gloves and a long sleeved shirt, his arms around me not to burn. On these days, usually accompanied micht a slight tailwind, and I lay back in three days, 480 km. On Saturday I do in a restaurant at lunch, from the small Originaluebertragung World Cup final Germany - Portugal on Sunday and I see the day in Portland, the World Cup final. On the Tour de France, I am well informed through the newspaper and know who currently "Yellow" carries. So the Americans still have it, more to offer than just their popular sports viewers. Thank you. On Sunday in Portland more than 8,000 football (here, soccer) fans (for the most part Italians living here) on the Pioneer Courthouse Square in front of a giant TV screen, to celebrate the victory of Italy.
After two days of good care at Barbara and Bonnie in Portland it is tomorrow, Tuesday, next to San Francisco, where I will get back again.

So dear friends, relatives, acquaintances, lovers, it would be nice, already, also read once in a comment from you (or to receive an e-mail). He (she) must indeed not relate to my tour. But a link to the home but is doing quite well. For those who have already written to me - thanks.


coast road. Encounters. Redwoods. San Francisco.

Tuesday 11 July 2006 to Thursday 20 July 2006

It runs after two days of cycling abstinence really good and I put in good conditions, my longest trip distance (182 km). In Newport on the Pacific I will by the neighbors of our relatives (who are on holiday) recorded for a night and learn here even know the "other America". A politically engaged woman (55), teacher for handicapped children , taking part in peace and anti-Bush campaigns, drafted petitions, and condemned the Iraq war. It "sees politically," which very few Americans own. She is also pleased to meet someone from the former Eastern bloc or the other Germany and recruits her two sons, so I tell them something about our situation before and after the turn (yes, they even knew the DDR). It was refreshing to talk with her.

The next day is marked by persistent drizzle heavy rain, the late I can leave. The rain gear I have to wear all day and night on the campground I met a Hiker (Wanderer, and the traveling along the coast) and a Biker , both of which were as the bad weather affected how I do.
The campground fee is for Hiker / Biker to the American public State Park campgrounds quite cheap and is paid $ 3 per night and tent (usually including hot shower) (in Canada I had - if not free was - to pay 22 CAD, 1 € = 1.39 CAD).

reunions:
A force of 20 cyclists n from Texas (I meet in the evening only to the small rear guard of 3 drivers, 2 coaches and two supervisors cars, as they take a break and incorporate themselves on the roadside some force food ) journey by road bikes from Texas to Alaska - that a U.S. crossing from south to north. When I let them pick up my bike, they think they would do without it, do with the luggage of such a bike.

luggage 33 kg (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, Zeltunterlegplane, various wheel, rain and travel clothing for hot and cold days, tools and spare parts, Cooking, food, toiletries, medicine articles, maps and other tour materials)
water as needed (up to now 2.5 liters, can get in the hot areas to 5 l)
bike 16 kg

On Friday I am going on a private campground (only $ 5), where instructed by a family the same level and get a cold (!) offered beer, which I do not reject. As avid cyclists themselves , the white man , according to a lust after such a tiring journey. The children help me in the same tent.
Such encounters are rather rare, da die Familien sich auf ihren Stellplaetzen meist in ihre Zelte oder die fahrbaren Wohnungen zurueckziehen.

Am naechsten Tag treffe ich Rik , der sich mit einem Mountain-Bike und 55 kg (!) Gepaeck, davon ein Teil auf dem Ruecken, ebenso wie ich eine nicht enden wollende Steigung des Redwood-Highway hinaufquaelt. Wir bleiben diesen Tag zusammen, trennen uns dann aber, da ich noch ein Stueck weiterfahren moechte. Die Fahrt durch die Redwoods , die mir mehr als zwei Tage Begleiter sind, ist schon ein beeindruckendes Erlebnis. Die hohen - ja man moechte sagen - stolzen Baeume, die bis zu hundert Meter hoch werden koennen, sind mehrere hundert Jahren alt. Ich fand auf der "Avenue of the Giants" (Avenue of the Giants - and exaggerate the Americans sometimes exceptionally not) - a variant of the already great Redwood Highway - a tree with a 22 m range (7 m diameter), certainly not the thickest.

What interesting encounters I had to?
- a Schueler-/Studentengruppe of 20 cyclists (all with luggage and good racing and sports bikes, they also want to SF) overtakes me with a brisk 25 (25 mph) and I can follow them only briefly before I returned with 18-20 km / h "dahinduemple.
- a Swiss expatriate who lives in southern California with his recumbent bike in the car in these times, now in that area of the U.S. goes there and takes long bicycle rides.
- one (not emigrated ) Swiss who wants to Mexico and from Anchorage is
- a French teacher couple who teach in Chicago, German and French, and almost every summer when it is in C . too warm, ride along the coast.
- biking mother and daughter who pass by with their bikes to me, but whom I meet for lunch again.

America is not cyclist unfriendly.
traffic signs have the drivers get back out to pay attention to cyclists (zBwenn the edge strip - shoulder - Is too narrow or other standard varieties of traffic or road conditions). On Monday
rob me two consecutive increases from 0 to 500 m and 0 to 300 m last nerve. The very twisty climbs easy to hear not. Around the next corner it goes up again and again. Each pitch has an end and then slightly compensates the long winding descent, which makes only occasional use of the (good) brakes are required .....
A wage increases for these two muehevollen is now driving on the highway a (the Highway 101, Port Angeles I have been after the long ferry ride from Canada - see above - had traveled, but goes on to SF also Shorter but partially for cyclists banned Freeway) - the Shoreline Highway , the scenic coastal road.
For several days I go more or less closely along the coast, see and hear next to or far below me the waves rolling toward him, watching her play with the countless large rocks that were sitting down as if by "God's hand," there scattered. One always wonderful, and even lovelier or wild sight. This is the fascination of the coastal road. And I can be happy that I had only one day (in a not so exciting pieces) morning fog. The cold Labrador Current, which reaches far and the warm air are usually the causes for these Nebel. Und 1998 bei meiner Radtour konnte ich wegen des Nebels oft nichts von der Kueste sehen.

Der Tag, an dem in San Franzisko eintreffe, beschert mir noch zwei besondere Erlebnisse.
Am fruehen Morgen stolziert ganz unbekuemmert eine Rehfamilie ueber den Zeltplatz.
Am Abend erwischt mich eine Highway-Patrol auf dem Freeway (das entspricht unserer Autobahn) und ich muss sofort runter, d.h. aber in diesem Fall nicht etwa den leichten Weg zurück sondern auf einem steilen Schotterweg ( Trail = Wanderweg) 200 Hm den Berg hinauf (Schikane ?) und an anderer Stelle wieder hinunter, um dann auf einer normalen Strasse die letzten 10 km bis S.F. zu fahren.

Bei Michael , a friend of my son, whom I knew from cycling in Germany and from our car tour in 2002 in the U.S., I now spend 2 days (on the computer, washing of clothes, shopping, browse through for the next tour, cycling and some repair) .
Another thing to Michael. He came about 13 years in the U.S., worked as a bicycle messenger in San Francisco (and got to know the city), went as a chauffeur for a reputable company a streched limousine for celebrities, led - after a study and hard work - a little powerhouse and now works for an engineer (specialist Industrial robots in the pharmaceutical industry - the replacement of animal experiments) at the university in SF (sounds like "the Tellerwaescher to riches, he is not, however).


Iraq war opponents. Fog Free West Coast. Zoo in San Diego.

Friday 21 July to Sunday 30 July

summarized the recent United States-day fast.
Michael saved me an unpleasant diversion, because - as every year by rain - part of National Highway 1 is destroyed and is therefore blocked. He drives me out by car from San Francisco. So I escape and the weekend traffic and begin immediately with a great run. I'm going to Seaside can in this city but there's no camping overnight, hotels are not cheap (225, - $ per night is still a bit too much) and so I decide to set up the tent in a "suitable place" behind a cardealers, not far from the beach but almost in the middle of the city, a jogger and run off and gone, but that tent - in the twilight - hardly seen. In Monterey, the place before the weekend is a motorcycle Grand Prix, the hotels are fully booked and the road belongs to the motorcycle riders who pass by with cranked machines to one and always in packs - it sucks. The same again on Monday morning as all the buzz of home.
On Monday I meet again on "the other America ". In a large Privatgrundstueck is a camp of Iraq war opponents who undergo meaningful posters and other illustrations to point out that peace is better to have as U.S. soldiers die in Iraq.
go for days I was at the beautiful, curvy and mountainous west coast right on the sea. outweighs the beauty of the efforts (and the need much to watch out for traffic!) on. elephant seals are a highlight these days. Here I meet a cyclists, Magnus (33), from Vancouver who wants to Mexico. We agree to ride the next few days together (he accepts that I am a bit slower on the mountain als er). Doch wir verlieren uns an diesem Tag wieder und erst am naechsten Abend finden wir uns an einem herrlichen Zeltplatz direkt am Meer erneut. Dort campen auch ein Vater mit seinem Sohn (13 !), auch aus Vancouver, die ebenfalls mit dem Rad nach Mexiko unterwegs sind. Sie schlafen heute mal unter freiem Himmel (es regnet ja nicht - "It never rains in south of California"). Find ich einfach toll.
Es ist fast ein Witz, mit Magnus verliere ich mich bis einschliesslich Mexiko noch dreimal aber immer finden wir uns auf der Strasse wieder. Unsere Freude ist jedesmal beiderseits gross. Er wollte eigentlich schon in Tijuana seine Tour beenden, doch - scheinbar bin ich ihm ein guter Partner - faehrt er noch weiter mit, vielleicht bis La Paz (Baja California), who knows. It's nice to have such a partner on the tour.
In the days in southern California and the hottest day so far falls to 42.1 ° C.
In San Diego we had taken a room together and spent a day with Raddurchsicht and bicycle repair. In the afternoon we visit an aircraft carrier in the port and old sailing ships and a Russich (!) U-boat. All impressive and depressing when I think of the aircraft carrier. The most beautiful experience but on Sunday (30.07.) Visit to the world famous San Diego Zoo with his koala and Pantabaerenzucht. The installation of the Zoo is unique. Nestled in trees, shrubs, plants, etc. feels reed man sich in den Urwald versetzt. Auch Magnus ist begeister, obwohl ich ihn erst ueberreden musste mitzugehen. Doch wieder verlieren wir uns und treffen uns zwei Tage spaeter in Mexiko wieder. Dazwischen liegt der Verlust meiner ec-Karte. Ich war verzweifelt, als die Karte nicht wieder aus dem Automaten kam und wirklich einige Stunden ratlos, was ich tun sollte. Jetzt hab ich mich damit abgefunden und muss auf Kreditkartenbasis leben (bzw. Geld abheben, was aber in Mittel- und Suedamerika mit einigem Aufwand verbunden sein soll).

Statistik :
2.860 km (+ 17 km), 11.576 Hm, 156:48 Std. (216:40 Std.)
20 Tage, 5 Ruhetage
142 km/Tag, 18,2 km /Std., 570 vertical meters / day, 405 km Hm/100



Route:
Port Angeles (north of the State of Washinton) - Aberdeen (101) - Raymond (101) - Astoria (estuary of the Columbia River in the Pacific) - Portland (OR) (30) (on the Columbia River along) - Newport (18, 101) - always the 101 (coastal road, Shore Line Higway and Redwood Highway) along the coast to Legget (CF) - San Fracisco (1) - of San Francisco out of the car to Redwood City (just outside Half Moon Bay) - Santa Cruz - Monterey - Pismo Beach (everything Hwy 1) - Orcutt - Gevinta - St. Barbara - Santa Monica (1) - (Inglewood to Long Beach - Areas of LA - by city bus) - Oceanside - San Diego - Border into Mexico (necessary to refused, Spezialweg, partly Freeway).

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desert. Heat (at slaughter). Cacti.

Sunday 30 July 2006 to Saturday 05th August 2006

Here are the first impressions of Mexico.
Together with Magnus (so) I'm going on the Baja California suedwarts. There are "only" about 1200 kilometers to La Paz
The first few days along the coast to El Rosario de Abajo are annoying because of the high truck traffic (especially in the giant trucks) a full concentration and all Radfahrkuenste demanded. The roads have hardly any margins, if they do, very narrow and often 20-30 cm deep in Irregular demolition lying. But I can not say that the Mexican motorists are ruthless. Care has only just me and that's always been possible.
After three days it goes up into the desert and on a plateau 500-800 m. Desert is something fascinating. Truck traffic is manageable. Dear Eric Hantzsche, we have two days pass by cactus "forests" that you could cry for joy joy. This is something we have both (Magnus from Canada and I) have not seen before. If you have that area in the blazing heat (we had one day 38-42 ° C at the wheel) the hinauffaehrt partially endless seemingly uphill runs of welding an over cheeks and drip on the map pocket, you no shadow of a tree or has a building, the wind brings (although often from behind) one, the only cooling, but also at times warm, as if from a hot oven blows, one as a refreshing warm water from the bottle takes pleasurable to himself, one of the familiar smell of the total sweaty jerseys and schweissgetraenkten hat (I bought in San Francisco against sunburn on the head) is surrounded, then one can almost speak of an enjoyable holiday but at least an unforgettable adventure vacation.
Two days desert with Magnus (then he flies back to Vancouver) and three days on the east coast to La Paz, then I set about the ferry to Los Moschis to me one of the most spectacular railway lines in the world, a old copper track, to trust for several hours. Then it's back towards the coast and in the direction of Guatemala, and I - was planning a trip to historical sites in the south of Mexico - if time permits. Then I will return . Report
deck with reserves up to now in my self-imposed schedule.


anger can sometimes help. Ride with CHEP.

Sunday 06th August to Monday 14 August 2006:

Yes, the days were at the HI Baja California still hot (some 45 º C at the wheel). And so, above all, it was early at 9 clock until the afternoon and little opportunity to stay in the shade. Since we arrived (we were now for 3 days in a threesome with Tom , a Politklehrer from NY) at a campground, a small lake - even if the water was not cold - like a little Miracles before and the next day we had again a place to swim. When I just drove (Magnus had been flown home), I found even once a very beautiful camp site with swimming pool , next to where I slept the same (the tent I built because of the heat in it, because at night, no air circulation, not only on) and in the night sometimes into the water rose. Such are the little things that you have to heat the daily tours a field day.

La Paz - Los Mochis ran like clockwork. I had to ride on Saturday morning, only 35 km, arrived in La Paz, took pictures and wanted to check in 18 km from the port Pichilungue only by ferry. "Yes, they can To drive is in three hours. "This was a surprise, I with joy, even took a lunch with me (on the ship there was another meal, the fare included), fast times rose into the warm water of the local bay . and I embarked then
Shaved I am still on the ship, washed my sweaty Radklamotten and I was still out the departure times of trains, "CEPE" Chihuahua -.. Pacifico leaves early at 6 clock and 7 clock Sun I took on the Mainland Mexico Topolobampo (port 28 km from Los Mochis), only one night.
two families and a ship's officer provided me with the information and I was soon after arriving at my hotel bed. I had to get up the next morning at 5 in the dark clock and take the wheel. Head lamp in place and turned on at the approaching cars, but that I needed on the 28 km only 5 times. I found the station to questions 10 minutes before train departure. I wanted to buy the ticket. As an inspector came to me: "Is that your bike?" "Yes." "You can not take. We do not carry bikes." The blow that struck me was unimaginable. I should not come along where everything had been worked out so well. I asked, begged, pleaded. Nothing. An official came even to me. "Ask the times there, it has to be determined." "Thank you". And I asked. No way there. The train will drive off without me and the wheel. That could not be. Also, Alaska - Land of Fire "did not help (here I must say that officials understood and spoke English). The train rolled on and I was almost crying beside it. In one Mexican, Hollywood-style tantrum I threw the bike on the train platforms, drumming his fists on the plate of an opposing Gueterwagens - to respond only to my endless rage. And, oh wonder, I never thought possible or even would have expected, the train stopped again. The engine driver - apparently the same status on the train, like a captain on a ship - rose from his Lok (he had probably watched me in the Rear-Lok), asked what was going on and when he had said that he meant to take me and the wheel. Now I also helped the officials, which I had previously rejected - though with a face of expression - to load my luggage and bike (I had to later take apart yet - HR and VR out tie, and they presented it to the engine room of the diesel locomotive - Another nightmare for me: If the tires to withstand the heat - they held out).
If I now write about the trip, so it sounds almost banal.
It was really a spectacular ride. 653 km, 73 tunnels, 28 bridges, up to 2,400 meters high, 16 hours, 660 pesos (= 55 EURO). By a dream landscape with ravines - really deep - and fantastic mountains, waterfalls, beautiful valleys, incredibly spectacular Streckenfuehrungen. This does not forget you. I would have not seen everything, when CHEP was traveling without me. And who ever comes to Mexico, should this route and get off in the middle for 2 more days to hike in the National Park.
Shortly after 23 clock I arrived in Chihuahua and took me about a hotel room at the station, after I had delivered my bike from his "prison" and rebuilt ready to go. The rest day today, took me shopping and photographing in the city where I behaved myself and my hotel was not the first time again, and the internet cafe. The 8th Raddurchsicht is in the evening.
Hope you had your joy in the report, but anger .... (So)


Now I was the rain (full) caught.

Tuesday 15 August to Thursday 31 August 2006:

From Chihuahua to get from the national highway 24 and 45 directly to Altiplana Mexicana, to about 1,800 m high plateau. But that's not as if you have an increase, then the top and drives like on one level. The first crossing of the "plate boundary" I had the train (Chepe) behind me (2,500 m), then it went to 1,800 m down to Chihuahua and then constantly 1800-2200 m up and down, before we then really for 2 days and reached a plateau as drive on a table. Hostels and campgrounds are there of course not, so one has to rely on bus shelters or tents. The latter protect a well in the rain. That then in the night time asks the police is a problem, say goodbye to good with a handshake and wish weiterhi n ride. Lying in a sleeping bag and about the stars and the lightnings of a first distant, then closer and closer coming storm, rain storm in the tent, those are experiences that you will not forget. The high level were among the most beautiful areas I've traversed so far, but also one of the most stressful. Then will find the exit, but you have only about 2,700 m to the other box, then it goes downhill. to have to connect without 4 x 6 km, 1 x 13 km and the coronation of 17 km at 800 m elevation difference, and I had, however, stop at 10 km, because I am a bolt had sheared off at Vorderradgepaecktraeger (faster replacement was not a problem). The coastal road from Mazatlan to the south offers scenic not much, because it does not directly along the coast. Driving is by constantly high green grass and trees, and felt almost moved to Ireland. Who thinks it would be a trip, flat and without any hills, is fooling himself enormously. The mountains of the Sierra range to the coast and it travels around the foothills and climbs it. I had here as much as in the High-meter climb to Altiplana Mexicana. But to compare with Ireland, this lack of rain - I thought. Until now it was only at night - and thoroughly - a thunderstorm and I was happy, almost always to be in a hotel. Yesterday, it caught me. I drove about 9 hours in pouring rain and my stuff was as wet as in the days before by the sweat. When it was humid all over her body wet before we had moved at all. But this time the moisture came directly from outside. But it was fun because the rain was warm. Today I got it for now but a sleep and working inserted to maintain clothing and gear. The next day it will not stop raining and I have to stop me from get used up early is not always able to put on dry clothes (the dry during the trip falls on the panniers so it away too). Could not read yesterday, the tour total distance first five digits (VDK), but only when the front is a TWO is an end of the tour to see, until then, there are still a few months.
Oh and there is Quinn. Have received a mail from his mother, I will stay an extra day in Lázaro Gárdenas because he has probably caught up with me then again. Our tour is it safe to continue and in January we celebrate (birthday).


hurricane. Quinn is back. Sofia and Anna from Poland. Quinn is gone. Chiapas. Müll.

Freitag 01. September 2006 bis Freitag 15.September 2006

Am Anfang gleich eine Korrektur. Der Regen, dem ich einen Tag lang heftig ausgesetzt war, das war nicht die Routine der Regenzeit sondern "nur" ein Auslaeufer des Hurricans der zwar ueber dem Meer blieb, aber in Acapulco einigen Schaden anrichtete. Von dem Regen bekam auch ich meinen Teil ab. Die "normale" Regenzeit aeussert sich jetzt hier so, dass es nachmittags oftmals mehr oder weniger heftige Gewitter gibt. Der Regen ist dabei stark aber oft auch nur leicht und nach einem Hitzetag erfrischend. Manchmal regnet es auch nur in der Nacht. Da ich jetzt oft im Hotel schlafe, macht mir das nichts aus.
the damage of the hurricanes we had felt, as we entered four days later in Acapulco, and a line of cars of more than 10 km only gradually in the direction of and in the city moving, because some roads were due Aufraeumungarbeiten still blocked on one side. We were able to pass the cars of course and were happy not to sit in the car. By WE I mean my cycling friends Quinn, whom I've met a few days earlier in Petatlán hatte.Vor again three days I lost him again, but that's another chapter (by e-mail contact, we will meet again).
The exquisite resort of Acapulco, we let it not take us to swim and to us by the to make waves carry. However, clear waters of the bay had not.

my last diary entry I had made in Lázaro Cárdenas. From there it was always along the coast to Salina Cruz. From the coast you can see only a few places a little, because the road usually leads slightly inland, unlike the "Shoreline Highway in the U.S..
We deviated from the coast and sailed into the Chiapasgebiet. A fantastic landscape that made me a bit reminiscent of the Alps and the Alpine foothills. If you hinauffaehrt from Tuxtla to San Cristobal de las Cases (45 km ONLY increase from 1,500 to 2,000 m), see below the more than 1,000 m below picturesque plains and the distant mountains of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. One day before this increase, we also met the only bikers in Mexico. Ann and Sophia, two very young girls from Poland, were with their bikes on the road and came towards us. Mexico City, HI Yucatan, Chiapas and along the coast and then travel back to Mexico City. They had traveled from our meeting in 46 days 3600 km. We found them just great. Following a meeting, we said goodbye warmly, not without our e-mail and web-page addresses have changed. That day it happened that I got Quinn. For a long climb, he took advantage of a logging truck and let go up to .... and was never seen again. Tuxtla held for the next day for me still a treat ready: Cañon del Sumidero, a mountain cut, which is comparable if not on length but on the depth of well with the Grand Canyon in Colorado.

A Propblem, which one is facing here again is the pollution with garbage.
plastic bottles lying around everywhere, on the road, sideways, on the meadow in the woods, to other plastic and Haushaltmuell. (? And disposal), the Mueller's version - if any - has not been solved sufficiently. It works somewhat in the resorts and exemplary in the Nature Reserves (the Army holds its terrain, extremely clean). When I was yesterday in Guatemala at an idyllic mountain stream from such a dump took a picture, a black Muellbeutel me out of a car flew around the ears. The poor beautiful nature.
The U.S. per capita most certainly produce garbage, but there is at least the management model and controlled environmental sins have to pay heavily.

Stats
5412 km (+ 126 km), 25 213 Hm, 294:54 hours (404:35 hr)
40-days, 5 ½ repair and rest days, 2 Transport ½ days (ship, Eisenbahn)
136 km/Tag, 18,4 km/Std., 635 Hm/Tag, 466 Hm/100 km

Tourverlauf :
San Diego (USA) - Tijuana (Mexiko) - Guerro Negro - kreuzen der Halbinsel Baja California nach Santa Rosalia - Loreto - Ciudad Constitution - La Paz (1) - Pichilingue (Hafen 18 km noerdlich von La Paz) - Faehrueberfahrt nach Topolobampo (Hafen 25 km suedlich von Los Mochis) - Los Mochis - Zugfahrt mit "Chepe" nach Chihuahua - Hidalgo de Parras (16, 24) - Durango (45) - Villa Union (kleiner Ort 32 km suedlich von Mazatlán) (40) - Tepic (15) - weiter an der Kueste Puerto Vallarta - Manzonillo - Lázaro Cárdenas - Acapulco - Santa Cruz - Salina Cruz (200) - Sto. Domingo Tehuantepec - Juchitán de Zaragoza - San Pedro Tapanatepec - Tuxtla Gutierrez - San Cristobal de las Casas - Committee of Dominguez (190) - Ciudad Cuauhtemoc (Grenzort zu Guatemala)

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16.September Samstag 15.Oktober 2006 bis Sonntag


Guatemala Atitlan - See der schönste der Welt. Regenfahrten

Guatemala holds two surprises ready for me: The first: On Monday I had to climb over a 3670 m high pass. A test for the dreaded mountains of mine in Peru. And the second, I was well over it. Then it went down in the cold and rain (I put on my waterproof clothing and warm gloves), where I passed lines of cars, which was due to landslide with only hand control. The day ended with a fast descent with 1,000 m high difference to Panajachel on beautiful Lake Atitlán, which is referred to by some as the most beautiful lake in the world. I know not all lakes in the world, but the next day when I had to back up 800 meters and then drove two hours in this altitude, the lake and its three Volcanoes and picturesque villages at every bend from a different perspective saw, I thought to myself, this assessment could vote already, and the efforts of the increase were forgotten. To this was then a 30 km course in the valley of the Rio Madre Vieja, where it only went downhill. One of the most impressive driving day of my tour.
before leaving Guatemala or I visit a safari park behind Escuintla and can make some nice pictures of animals.
The last day begins a series of glitches, which will still continue for some time. will in pouring rain storm, I put myself under and go as I do, I'm back no more air in the tires. Das Reifenwechseln findet unter Anteilnahme dort ebenfalls wartender Jugendlicher und Erwachsener statt.


El Salvador
Ueberraschungen auch hier. Muellerfassung.

Die erste Uebernachtung an der Grenze (La Hachadura) ist die primitivste, die ich bisher hatte.
Ich kam vollkommen nass dort an und das Geld hätten sie fast einem nackten Mann unter der Dusche aus der Tasche gezogen. In fast allen Hotels in Mittelamerika wird sofort - noch vor Betreten des Zimmers - nach dem Geld verlangt, ohne Rücksicht darauf, in welchem Zustand man ist (nass, verschwitzt, vollkommen "fertig" spielt keine Rolle; man moechte sich wenigstens first-time move and clean). Maybe they have bad experiences? Here, however, it looked as if they were really dependent on my $ 10, because when I pay for a shower and then eat the same and went shopping, made himself the landlord (obviously with my $ 10) right on the road. Poverty is pervasive, though not always visible immediately.

The next morning, the day before the air exchanged hose down again. So to say raise it before the start is again another tube. And the first tube is equal to the inflation out again as leaks. I now have 4 tubes from Germany, the valve at the point in the vulcanized hose leak ripped that (poor production technology). This method of Ventileinvulkanisierung is simply crap. Even if the tubes from a reputable company ("Continental") are the talk is far from good quality.
In El Salvador there is' a surprise. In the same complex where I sleep in La Libertad in a generously furnished rooms (for the same price - $ 10 - as at the border for the "hole"), is located directly below the most advanced computer-Cafe, which I so far on my tour is met.
And another surprise: You have not yet absolutely packed, however, forced the state is very, das Muellproblem in den Griff zu bekommen. Auch das Umweltbewusstsein ist ein hoeheres als in Mexiko und Guatemala. Ich sah an einem Tag in mehreren Doerfern, wie die Einwohner den Plasteabfall vom Straßenrand aufsammelten. Ich sah Plasterfassungsstellen mit riesigen Saecken Abfall. Ich sah Muellfahrzeuge ueberall im Einsatz. Solche koordinierten Aktionen sollten Vorbild für andere mittelamerikanische Länder sein.


Honduras
Pannen. Erholung.

Die Pannenserie setzt sich fort.
Obwohl ich in Honduras nur 133 km fahre, halte I was there three days on. Breakdown shortly after the border crossing, not a hose (!) Of OK, or I repair (4 broken hoses so) can. A car takes me 25 km and drops me off outside a hotel in San Lorenzo. I've just $ 10 to exchange and tomorrow is Sunday. Again, I is the "lucky" to the side. Overnight I can talk to pay in $ and a bicycle shop, which opened on Sunday, has hoses for me, made in Thailand, with firmly screwed valve union. I buy two pieces and become rich with it. So I get the day off to be late and I'm still a little moral ground.

Actually, I just wanted lunch in the hotel restaurant to eat outside of Choluteca. It is warm, a wonderful panorama, a swimming pool , good food ........ I take a room here (for $ 18),'m recovering in the afternoon in and around the pool, enjoy the excellent cuisine.


Nicaragua
money from the machine. German Embassy.

The first 20 km after the border is a disaster from the road surface, then it gets a little better, but Nicaragua has by far the worst roads Mittal America. And then there is also the case as it had come. I have a breakdown on the first day and get my two days before disposing of the night muehevoll repaired jacket now definitively determined, But have no spare jacket more for the tires. It is again very warm and I Hangle - as in Mexico - by Cola-tap to Cola-tap, each time at least a bottle of cola drinking (it's cold, you know how it tastes and sweet - that acts like glucose). In Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, we find unexpectedly beautiful, clean restaurants to gas stations ("On the way") with excellent catering facilities and there can even take money from an ATM (24 hours a day).
And another story, almost a joke. I had a friend here in Managua (doctor) suggested working, but knew no details about his activities, so I went (I went by taxi) to the German embassy. But Reiko, his name was not known there. Two months later I received from him an e-mail. He is (!!!). in Namibia
The trip from Managua to the border with Costa Rica is really reassuring. Gently rolling green hills, lush meadows. If behind majestic volcanoes would not say in the face of the otherwise lovely landscape, thought to be transferred to Mecklenburg (!). It curls just fantastic.


Costa Rica
mechanic - national champion in cycling. "Rape"

Costa Rica, the Switzerland of Central America called, is a different world after the above countries. Clean, no waste and garbage, tidy. The people here have a different awareness. Range of goods and services typically "Western." Credit card can be used anywhere, etc. For Costa Rica, I have three days scheduled rest. I find in Jaco (an exquisite seaside resort on the Pacific) a nice, not too expensive bungalow and the most important for me here is not just a bike shop, but also an excellent mechanic was (multiple champion of Costa Rica road driving and international champions in other Central American countries, knows Jan Ullrich and Täve Schur).
But on the way to Jaco was the previous high point margins. Frueh behind a normal flat tire in the afternoon (in the pouring rain), the same front. 3 km running and .... there was a small bike shack where I was able to repair and then drive the remaining 5 km. then
When I go to a bike shop in Jaco, I come to the above mechanics, and so I decide, been here my bike umzuruesten (replacing the entire drive group) and for making the Andean mountains fit. What escaped me because: my first bathing day, I was not even on the beach, but I'm still two days). Only 28 "tires and he was not ready. On Monday, I could get. He travels on weekends to San Jose, der Hauptstadt Costa Ricas, zu einem Radsportwettbewerb und könnte mir welche mitbringen. Doch da will ich schon in Panama sein.

Die restlichen zwei Tage in Jaco hab ich genossen, war schwimmen und hab viel geschlafen. Musste am ersten Abend auf der Strasse allerdings auch eine Attacke von 3 einschlaegigen "Damen" abwehren, die mich quasi vergewaltigen wollten. Sie gingen mir ans "Gemaecht" aber wollten sicher ueber diesen Umweg an mein Geld, doch das hielt ich ganz fest.
Ich dachte nun sei technisch alles in Ordnung und in Panama muss ich nur noch die Bereifung kaufen..... weit gefehlt (davon unter Panama). Auf einer Schotterstrecke (50 km in 4 Stunden !) - Should be rehabilitated asphalt that is in the next 2 years - it swerved again made a Gepaecktraegerschraube.
I have set in Central America in the overnight (cheap hotels), but these are not always lousy hotel. The cost is about $ 10 per night. I do this once for security on the other hand for meteorological reasons. The evening or at night it often rains when you have wet items, you can not dry in the tent, and it is also in the tent to warm and you want to sleep outside rather. It is also the fact that in Central America by 18 clock is dark, so that can not drive anymore. So it says, to the dark sitting on the bike. But if you still want to put up a tent, one would have to have about 16/17 Clock take care of a place. There are no official campgrounds, so that you can only "wild" camp, and it also is difficult to find a suitable place and then we also need to cook in the dark. It is also convenient to shower after the effort of the day. A familiar place I had almost immediately before the border with Panama. I was perfect in wet. It was on the dirt track and after that rain, got the same desire to have a beer without being asked and even a dinner (of course fee).


Panama
Waiting for tires. Panama Canal. South American dances. Flight Colombia

The first 100 km I have a very good road, is it something worse later. The concrete slabs are lifted and some of which moved, so be careful in addition to the constant shaking hoellisch needs to come not even in a deep hole with sharp edges broken off. But even this track, I unscathed (except for a new tire), then go back to Panama City in front on a good road.
However, the city stops right above another surprise ready for me. On the Puente de la Americana (Bridge over the Panama Canal on the Pacific side) are allowed only cars . Go Another road link "to South America" does not exist. How to get across? However, the police - your friend and helper - I ordered a police vehicle that drives me across the bridge. Now that's service?
In Balboa / Panama City, I quickly find a hotel with a correspondingly large affordability room where I can pack and wheel bags for my flight to Colombia. But until that happens, it is in Panama to overcome yet another handicap: There is nothing here for 28 "wheels (contrary to an otherwise information that I was present) , including, in particular no tires. And in Colombia? I was shocked a little. ups helps. Bike Tietz send me 3 matching bike ceiling that should be here in three days. For that I can now watch me in peace with his Panama City attractions, the Canal Museum and the surrounding area, take a canal tour. These are already things that normally are not seen again.
find near my hotel I have a nice internet cafe and a very nice staff there, which I enter my inability pictures from my camera, confess. He takes care of me and so I did it after 2 Sessions strapped to him. Good people, from now on, I can provide my reports with photos and make them a little clearer. Replenishment Alaska and Canada are then out of Germany because the pictures are only available on CD's and this has are at home.
evening I am often "out of office" and take in the atmosphere of this city to me. Not far from my hotel is a large parking lot, where three times a week accompanied by a dance group Panfloetenmusik "trained". Since all the families meet with children. I often hear their music, I look at their dances, and come with them to talk.
Panama is - just like Costa Rica - a very beautiful country. Here is yet to result in the banks in Panama City - are based in large quantities, lot of money flowing through the country and tourists zahlungskraeftigen something is offered. It would be a country where one could spend his twilight years - if you would have the wherewithal. There But poverty here in the city. The Government Palace is immediately surrounded by a slum. Whether the prime minister's decisions affect ...... ?
Despite the stay here, I'm still in the time limit.
Oh, why I fly to Colombia? There is no (ground) connection. There are no official ferry service (was discontinued several years ago). Whether it has political or economic reasons, I do not know. Perhaps there was also the drug trade, which would thus facilitate a role.
My tires deliver Although After three days on Friday evening but needs to be through customs and because it's Saturday, the first on Monday, the information on ups. I beg, I beg, I describe my situation. It helps. A car is driving to the airport and picks including my tires from there. Quickly confirm the flight for the Sunday in the hotel the rest of luggage packed airworthy. Large taxi ordered for Sunday morning. I'm ge-/erloest that now this hurdle is taken.

Statistics Central America:
Guatemala: 520 km
El Salvador: 388 km
Honduras: 109 km + 14 km
Nicaragua: 368 km
Costa Rica: 560 km + 27 km
Panama: 535 km + 126 km

Central America: 2,480 km (+ 167 km), 6,600 Hm (estimated), 136:59 hours (187:40 hr);
19 ½ days riding, 9 ½ calm, Technical, waiting days, 1 Transporttag;.
127 km / day, 18.1 km / hr, 338 Hm / day, 266 km Hm/100

Route:
La Mesilla ( Guatemala ) - Huehuetenango - San Cristobal Totonicapan (CA1) - Sololá (1) - Panajachel (Lake Atitlán) - (San Lucas Taliman) (11) - Valley of the Rio Madre Vieja for CA2 - Escuintla - Ciudad Pedro de Alvaredo (border with El Salvador ) - to / from the coast to La Libertad - El Transito - San Miguel - Sirama - El Amatillo (border with Honduras ) - Nacaome (CA1) - Choluteca - Guasaute (border with Nicaragua ) - Chinandega - Leon - Managua - Jinotepe - Rivas - Peñas Blancas (border with Costa Rica ) - Liberia (1) - Cañas - Barranca - Jaco - Parrita (23) - Quepos - Savegre (crushed) - Palma Norte - Paso Canoas (Panama border to ) - David - Santiago - Santa Clara - Panama City

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