A long, hot, flat day in the saddle. This is to be Dad´s longest day on the trip, and we were out pre-dawn to maximize the cool morning temps. We quickly assembled into a paceline, Tim and Dad drafting off of me. All day I laid down as steady a pace as possible, adjusting for hills... and giving a free 10-15% to those nudging my rear wheel. At times we were really flying along! But inevitably the heat (and less inevitably two flat tires) slowed us down, but eventually we slowly rolled in through Merida's outskirts - all of us in one piece! We have a great hotel tonight, complete with fridge, pool table, and jacuzzi - for $35-$40CDN per room.
Merida is an old Spanish town, over 400 years old. It has a cute colonial-era centre and lots of great food. Overall the food has been way better than expected, so far. There's definitely a difference between Mexico and the poorer Central American countries that I cycled through last year... much more choice of food here, much more frequently cold drinks, etc. Possibly I´m speaking too soon, since we are still in a tourist-rich area... we´ll see.
And for those who rode to Volterra from Castelfiorentino (Italy)... Dad says today´s dead flat, drafting 114km was easier than the 45km hillfest ride to Volterra. Now, that being said, Dad looked pretty wiped today, but still...
Changing a flat tire for the second time today - do I look happy?
Inside our hotel in Merida
2 comments:
Tim, was that flat on your shinny new bike? Were both back flats to make Graham even happier?
Glad to see you are rolling along...even if the trip goes flat sometimes...thanks for the pics - making me dream on as always. You guys look great! (Didn't recognize Tim)
auntiec
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