‘El Chaquiñan’ is a bike path which follows the old train line from Quito to 20km outside of the city. We joined this route two blocks from Santi’s Casa de Ciclista in Tumbaco and had an easy route out of … Read More
After 4 weeks of food, beer and no exercise at home in the UK you could say that we were sufficiently rested. Cycling seemed like a distant memory as we got on a train to start the mammoth journey back … Read More
“Do not travel to arrive, travel to go” Anonymous.As written on the wall at La Casa de Ciclista, Tumbaco Ecuador2019 We need to come clean. At the end of the last blog we said that we had just arrived at … Read More
We’ve explored and seen a lot on our ride from Cuenca to Quito following the terrific Trans-Ecuador Mountain Bike Route. As such, this instalment is very photo heavy so you might want to get a cuppa and give them a … Read More
It has been a funny few weeks for us. Ever since Cusco we have spent as much, if not more, of the time off the bikes than riding them. It wasn’t through our own choice most of the time what … Read More