Author: Patricia & Dustin

March 5th – August 18th, 2026 on a break in the USA August 19 – 23, 2026 back in Lima, Peru preparing bikes & gear After completing almost 12,000 miles and visiting 12 countries we left our bicycles and gear in Lima, Peru from March until August 2026 and returned to the USA for a…

January 26 – March 4, 2026 Total cycling distance: 11,880 miles (19,128 km)Total cycling climbing: 650,197 feet (198,213 meters) Number of countries: 12Major repairs: 2 rear wheels (one broken rim & one broken hub); two brifters (brake/shifters) We left Hauraz, Peru with tear filled eyes as we were the first bicycle travelers to stay at our…

January 11 – 25, 2026 *Parque Nacional Huascaran at 14,700 feet (4,500 meters)**Parque Nacional Huascaran at 15,100 feet (4,620 meters) Looking at the calendar and seeing how much time we had to make it to Lima, Peru, where we’d be meeting friends who were on a world cruise & possibly taking in some surfing on…

December 28, 2025 – January 10, 2026 After we sorted our broken rear hub and had a new wheel built we were no longer stressed so we thoroughly enjoyed our last day in Cajamarca, Peru by chilling in our nice AirBnB, watching Netflix on a big screen, prepping the bikes, and doing some computer work….

December 11 – 27, 2025 Total bicycling distance: 11,150 miles (17,952 km)Total bicycling climbing: 591,667 feet (180,373 meters)Countries: 12Broken rear wheels: 2 From San Ignacio, Peru we dropped down significantly to the high jungle town of Jaen and boy did we feel the heat and humidity immediately. It was a long riding day of 111…

November 19 – December 10, 2025 * designates slow going gravel for those cyclists potentially following our path Total bicycling distance: 10,768 miles (17,337km)Total bicycling climbing: 557,779 feet (170,044 meters)Countries: 12 We spent one week off the bicycles in Cuenca, Ecuador, and what a treat it was. This southern Andes city of 700,000 residents sits…

November 5 – 18, 2025 Total trip distance: 10,488 miles (16,885 km)Total trip climbing: 523,356 feet (159,552 meters)  After 4 months off the bicycles, a side trip to the Galapagos & time in Quito to get ready, finally we got on the road again! We departed Quito right after a national holiday (Cuenca Independence Day)…

October 14 – November 4, 2025 After a 4 month hiatus in the USA we returned with our bikes & gear to Quito, Ecuador, but before setting off again on the bicycles we decided to take a side trip to the Galapagos Islands. Visiting the Galapagos has been on our dream list for a long…

June 11th to October 13th, 2025 – 4 month cycling hiatus in the USA This blog entry summarizes 4 months off the bicycles while we worked on another dream – building our own home. If you are just here for the bicycle adventure we recommend skipping this blog entry because it is primarily about construction…

May 21 – June 10, 2024 In this segment we complete our tour of Colombia and cross the border into our 11th country, Ecuador. We were mesmerized as we climbed through the Andes Mountains in southern Colombia while the state of Cauca presented us with safety concerns as recent violence from para-militaries (FARC) are challenging…