Part 10 of the Blog
6 Sep 2010
Part 10
Just got to the Costa Rica border by minutes after a hellish ride across Nicaragua in teeming rain with lots of traffic and having cross the capital, Managua. Had I missed this crossing because it closes at 10pm, I would have missed my Thursday flight and ultimately it would have meant riding 6700 miles in 6 days to get the record – hard in the Andes.
Now I only have about 900 miles a day to do and with a couple of long ones in the Atacama I know I can crack it with a very good time. Not there yet and I know Colombia and Ecuador will be twisty and rainy but Peru south will be a home run for me as it’s an area I know well. The Atacama is dry and animal free. Anyway am riding thru the night in Costa Rica to get to the Panama border for 6am to then ride another 400 miles before noon to load the bike on the next flight to Bogota.
