July 13 Today's highlight is that we get to cross the border from Bolivia to Peru! Sadly, that is the biggest hightlight. We wake up to wind and unfortunately it never leaves. The trek today should be an easy 140k / 90 miles along rolling terrain along the lake....
July 9, 2015 Taylor’s knee is still flaring up so we rest in La Paz for the day. With the taste of climbs we got the past couple days and expectation of more to come, this seems like the right move. We are still enjoying out upscale hostal, complete with flat screen...
July 7 - 8, 2015 Death Road in reverse is one of the hardest climbs I’ve ever done. 30 km and over 6000 ft of elevation gain…while riding an 80lb bike. We're both pretty good at math and planned for a 6 hr climb back to the highway (5km / hr), including stops for...
July 6, 2015 The days starts out a complete shit show. We hit up a local restaurant because they have a pretty good buffet for $5. We got our money’s worth as we loaded up our bellies and our bags. Getting out of town was where the "fun" begins. It took nearly 90...
July 4 - 5, 2015 I'm taking off from work for nearly the month of July. It is the longest that I have ever taken off work. I'm meeting my friend Taylor who is cycling the length of South America over 18 months. My plan is to join him through the rural high mountain...
The World Spins By is an intimate journey of loss, curiosity, and love—recounted one pedal stroke at a time along Jerry’s two-year bicycle journey back to himself.