It was drizzling in the morning, so I did some bike maintenance and tried to get rid of an annoying creak – I failed but I eliminated a few possibilities. I had a swim before breakfast and as I was getting out a little reef shark swam between me and the shore. I was well …
I had some issues with my banks, so I had to get to the booking office to get the ferry tickets or I’d be wasting my accomodation. All good, the 2 hour ferry ride was smooth, and I found the place easily. The ferry ride was uneventful but loading the bike on and off was …
I had 90 kms to get to Mersing with no accommodation options in between. An early start was required, but I’m a klutz with alarm settings on my phone, and woke up nearly an hour late. That meant arriving in Mersing around 12:30pm. For this ride in Asia, I want to leave early and avoid …
The 27kms to the border were meant to be easy along bike paths (connecctors) and very few roads. As it turned out, there was a lot of roadwork around these connectors, so komoot’s directions via my GPS were confusing. Result was about 10 wrong turns, and when I added this to my late start, I …
mmm… This is a culture shock to me and I’m surprised. I’m always quite comfortable in Asia, but somehow the thought of spending the next 5-6 months here has made me think – whoa, this is real. Then all of the usual bike touring anxieties surface. You know – where will I find accommodation, what …
