Being June 30 – July 4, 2016 After riding nearly 300 arduous kilometers the past 3 days, it was time to focus on “being” rather than “doing”…something I’m historically challenged by. I’m much better with a daily schedule and being on the go. The ride from Toamasina to...

June 29, 2016   Today was relentless. I rolled out from Brickaville headed toward Toamasina. 105 km. 5 hours. Hills, hills, and yes, still more hills. Free refills…as if I couldn’t get enough. The flip side is that every time I was bludgeoned with another hill...

June 24 – 28 “Are you Jerry?” a young woman asked as I came downstairs from my hotel to have breakfast. She was the only foreigner that I have seen in the past 5 days since leaving Tana. She just so happened to be standing in the lobby of my hotel at 8 a.m....