Quiz Friday! Here is Sven and Nopal cactus aka Mickey Mouse cactus. This plant is important in paint production as well as food source in the region. One day when we were feeling hungry and brave, we tried it too. Question: How does this cactus taste like?
A Green (string) beans
B Pumpkin
C Paper
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.
Mexico
Week 132: Mexico City is behind us
Week 132. Mexico City is behind us! There were 3 main ways to deal with Mexico City:
1. Go around on the west side via Toluca, which includes crossing the most dangerous state in Mexico;
2. Go straight through Mexico City, which is a megalopolis with 9 million inhabitants and chaotic city traffic;
3. Go around on the east side via Arco Norte, which is a brand new motorway that is very strict about ‘No cyclists allowed’ rule.
None of the options were favorable for us, so we started digging deeper and at the end we had plans A, B, C, D up to X, Y, Z as well as couple of numbers too. Take these oh-so-many options mix them with things that don’t go as planned every single step and you get… Well, Mexico City is behind us, but please don’t ask us how we got here.
Quiz: Where to Cook Our Food?
Quiz Friday! Here is Sven cooking. Cooking is a big part of our daily life and we spend a lot of time doing it. Question: Where do we cook most often in Latin America?
A On the street
B On the roof
C In the inner yard
D On the balcony
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.
Puebla
Puebla!!! We reached Puebla! When we left Oaxaca we thought we will reach Puebla in less than a week. But then the valley turned into mountains, sunshine turned into rain and hail and we started to doubt that we will ever make it to Puebla. But we did! And Puebla is great! And we love it! Also, new video about sightseeing in Puebla: https://youtu.be/kXFLNFi_JEU
Live From the Road
Live from the road! Playing peak-a-boo with Volcano La Malinche today. Can you see it?
Quiz: Rain as a Phenomenon
Quiz Friday! Here are Kira and Tulku on a rainy day. That sounds like a normal thing, but not here in Mixteca Alta! Turns out it rains here only twice a year and never in Spring. What is even more surprising – it’s not the first time we visit the driest place on Earth and hear the locals tell us that it ‘never rains here this time of year’. This happened already three times: in Mixteca Alta (Mexico), in Tatacoa desert (Colombia) and in… Question: Where was the first time we encountered rain as phenomenon?
A – Salvador Dali desert (Bolivia)
B – Nazca lines (Peru)
C – Sechura desert (Peru)
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.
Live from the road: rough day today… Too many things broke down today in too little time.
Live from the road: rough day today… Too many things broke down today in too little time.
Double Crazyness
Double crazyness! We met this lady from Turkey, cycling solo with her cat! She has been on the road for 4 years, and she adopted a cat in August 2015.
Week 130: Not as planned
Week 130. Not as planned. In last two weeks there wasn’t a single thing that went as planned. It was overwhelming and brought both good and bad things. The bad thing – we’re still haven’t reached Puebla. Seriously, how hard can it be to cycle 300 km? Too hard, apparently. The good thing is that all the unexpectedness lead us to discover incredible things, like eating cactus, playing with tumbleweed, exploring rooftops of old monasteries and meeting a girl who travels with a cat!
Quiz Friday! Here is Sven with a rescued cactus. When a new motorway was being built, this cactus was found in it’s way. Workers wanted to explode it with dynamite, but Etno-botanical garden in Oaxaca decided to rescue it. It wasn’t easy, because it weights many tons and has sharp thorns, but they made it! Question: How old is this cactus?
A 100 years old
B 250 years old
C 500 years old
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.
Boundless Biking 