April 2012

Ensenada -> San Telmo -> El Rosario

29 April 2012

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Juan and Diane were heading up to SD for the day, but, as far as I know, I’m not allowed back into the US without leaving North America due to visa regulations so had to turn down the offer. I would have loved to spend more time with them, but it was time to head [...]

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Rosarito -> Ensenada

27 April 2012

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I had a final short day before the longer riding began. It took me along a combination of the free road and toll road as had been suggested by a Warmshowers member that I’d been in contact with. I switched over as the free road headed inland and went with the flatter, more scenic option [...]

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San Diego -> Rosarito

25 April 2012

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With my visa a day away from expiring, it was time to leave the US. I’d been able to ride in 36 of the 50 states and while there were things I didn’t get to do, places I couldn’t see, and people I didn’t meet, I think of my time as a great success. There [...]

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Carlsbad -> San Diego

24 April 2012

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Steve had shown me the Adventure Cycling route and I figured it was a nice easy ride down to San Diego. I’d forgotten however that being my last full day in the US, I had a bit of shopping to do. I had a $45 dividend at REI to spend as well as a $16 [...]

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Newport Beach -> Carlsbad

23 April 2012

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Diane substitute teaches and so had to head out early to go to work, but Dennis had some free time before having to prepare for the upcoming Newport Film Festival. He had invited me to go and paddle and with a short ride ahead of me I took him up on the offer. We drove [...]

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Los Angeles -> Newport Beach

22 April 2012

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As with my stop in Cincinnati, LA succeeded in stopping me for longer than I’d planned. The plan of arrive on Monday, meet Mike on Wednesday and ride out on Thursday had been scuppered by Mike’s issues with his water heater blowing up. David, my host had let me know I should feel free to [...]

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WaterField Designs Cableguy

21 April 2012

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Back in September, I entered a contest on TravellingTwo to win a bag to store my cables. Up to that point, I’d been using Ziploc bags, but they’d always get damaged after a month or two and I’d have to get a new one. I tweeted their message and kept cycling. A week later, I [...]

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Selle Anatomica Titanico X

19 April 2012

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Back in Arizona, I’d stayed with Peter and seen his saddle. Like my Brooks B17, it was made of a thin piece of leather, something that always gets confused stares from people who think that a bike saddle should be as soft as a cushion but with a slit down the middle. It is meant [...]

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58 hours to LA

16 April 2012

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After almost a month, it was finally time to leave Cincinnati. I’d used the time to get some new things for my trip including two tyres, a wheel-lock, a chain, a bell and some legwear. I’d taken my bike to a shop to replace the chain, the first thing I’d had to replace outside of [...]

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Canon Customer Service

12 April 2012

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I’d been sat round in Cincinnati for a while and was getting restless. The original plan had been to hang out for a few days, but then I decided it was finally time to get my camera seen to. Since at least Christmas I’ve had a little black dot in most pictures and all videos [...]

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Cincinnati Loop

8 April 2012

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The day had finally come. It was time to stop lazing round Cincinnati where I’d happily sat round, ate lots of ‘Papaya Chicken’, watched TV, hung out with a close friend, read books and, outside of trying to get Abdul into running, had been slothlike. Looking at Google Maps and Warmshowers, I’d managed to come [...]

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